Image Photography Apparatus Composition Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Digital camera users often capture images with suboptimal composition, leading to disappointing printed results, as the difference between preview images and actual photographs is significant, especially when photographing portraits.

Innovation Solution

An image photographing apparatus and method that analyzes feature information from human regions in images to determine optimal composition parameters such as exposure, focus, white balance, zoom, diaphragm, and location movement, using an optimal composition database to guide users in improving image composition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a user takes a photograph and verifies it via preview image, then the user can see the captured image, but the composition may still be suboptimal leading to disappointing printed results

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidcomposition quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of the captured image to determine optimal composition information before the user views the final printed photograph. The decision unit analyzes feature information from the image and determines optimal composition parameters in advance, allowing the user to see both the preview image and the analytically-determined optimal composition guidance. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by providing composition quality improvement without requiring additional user操作步骤, maintaining ease of operation while enhancing manufacturing precision of the final photograph.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the digital camera provides various functions like automatic focusing and zoom, then user convenience is improved, but the complexity of the device increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically analyzing the captured image and determining optimal composition information without requiring manual user intervention. The decision unit autonomously processes feature information from the image and generates composition guidance, while the control unit automatically adjusts photographing parameters. This self-service mechanism improves ease of operation by reducing the need for user expertise while managing device complexity through automated processing rather than requiring additional manual controls.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Manufacturing precision

If the system analyzes feature information from human regions to determine optimal composition, then composition quality is improved, but the processing time and computational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomposition qualityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary extraction and analysis of feature information from human regions in the captured image to determine optimal composition parameters. By conducting this analysis in advance before the user needs to review or print the photograph, the system minimizes processing time impact on the user workflow. The decision unit processes feature information efficiently to provide composition guidance that improves quality without significant delay to the photographing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9264620B2Image photography apparatus and method for proposing composition based person
Publication Date: 2016.02.16 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An image photographing method and apparatus for proposing a human composition. The image photographing apparatus may determine optimal composition information based on feature information that is detected from a photographed image and control a photographing parameter based on the determined optimal composition information.