Zoom Lens Control for Consecutive Shooting Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image capture devices struggle to accurately perform consecutive zoom shooting as they only repeat zooming and capturing up to a predetermined position, failing to properly reflect the user's intention or the subject's state.

Innovation Solution

An image capture controlling device and method that analyzes the subject before starting consecutive zoom shooting, determining transition conditions for zoom magnification based on analysis results, including moving speed of objects, to control the zooming operation and adjust image processing accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If consecutive zoom shooting is performed by repeating zooming and capturing operations up to a predetermined position, then the shooting process is simple and easy to operate, but the ability to properly reflect user intention and subject state is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of consecutive zoom shooting operationVSAvoidadaptability to user intention and subject state
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The controlling unit performs preliminary analysis of the subject based on an image generated before starting the consecutive zoom shooting. This preliminary action enables the system to determine appropriate transition conditions of zoom magnification in advance, allowing the shooting to adapt to user intention and subject state without complicating the operation process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the transition condition of zoom magnification during consecutive zoom shooting based on the analysis result. The zoom magnification changes are adapted to the moving speed of moving objects or focused subjects, making the shooting process flexible and responsive to subject state while maintaining ease of operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If the transition condition of zoom magnification is determined based on moving speed of moving objects, then the consecutive zoom shooting properly reflects subject state, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of consecutive zoom shootingVSAvoidcomplexity of control system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The controlling unit uses feedback from subject analysis to determine the transition condition of zoom magnification. By analyzing the subject based on a pre-generated image and using the analysis result to control zoom magnification transitions, the system achieves accurate consecutive zoom shooting adapted to moving objects without requiring complex additional hardware

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing the subject and determining appropriate zoom magnification transition conditions without requiring complex user input or manual adjustment. The controlling unit autonomously adapts the shooting parameters based on the analysis result, maintaining reliability while avoiding excessive device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9456143B2Image capture controlling device, image capture controlling method, and program
Publication Date: 2016.09.27 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an image capture controlling device including a controlling unit that analyzes a subject of a consecutive zoom shooting on the basis of an image generated before starting the consecutive zoom shooting, the consecutive shooting being performed by repeating a zooming operation and an image capturing operation, and that performs a control to perform the consecutive zoom shooting using a transition condition of a zoom magnification determined on the basis of a result of the analysis.