Control Ring for Lens Module Parameter Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to set desired setting values for image capture and operation in digital image processing apparatuses using buttons and display apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus featuring a control ring on a lens module that allows users to select and adjust setting items such as focus, zoom, and aperture through a selector, which can be a button, sliding switch, or rotation switch, enabling intuitive control of setting values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If buttons and display apparatus are used for setting values, then setting functionality is provided, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control ring is divided into multiple independently operable sections, each capable of controlling different setting items. This segmentation allows users to access different functions through different portions of the ring, improving ease of operation while maintaining a unified physical structure that doesn't add to overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control ring serves multiple functions: it can rotate to adjust setting values, press to confirm selections, and different sections can be activated for different control modes. This multi-functionality consolidates what would traditionally require multiple separate controls into a single universal interface, improving ease of operation without increasing device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple control elements are added for precise setting, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control ring transitions between different operational states (rotation for adjustment, pressing for confirmation, different sectional activations) rather than requiring separate static controls for each function. This dynamic multi-state operation provides precise control capability without adding multiple permanent control elements to the device.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple control functions (value adjustment, selection confirmation, mode switching) that would traditionally require separate buttons or controls are merged into a single control ring. This consolidation maintains precise setting capability while reducing the total number of control components on the device.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for processing an image, including: a body; a lens module disposed on the body; and a control ring disposed on the lens module, wherein the control ring is configured to change a setting value of a setting item.