Photographing device for displaying a manual focus guide and method thereof

US9066005B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9066005-B2
Application numberUS-201414302859-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 12, 2014
Priority dateOct 15, 2013
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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A photographing device is disclosed. The photographing device includes a display configured to display live view of a subject, a focus adjuster configured to adjust a focus in a manual focus mode according to a user manipulation, a focus calculator configured to automatically calculate a target focus which corresponds to the subject, and a controller configured to display a manual focus guide including a first indicator indicating a current focus and a second indicator indicating the target focus on the display, and in response to the focus being adjusted by the user manipulation, change location of the first indicator within the manual focus guide according to the adjustment state.

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What is claimed is: 1. A photographing device, comprising: a display configured to display live view of a subject; a focus adjuster configured to adjust a focus in a manual focus mode according to a user manipulation; a focus calculator configured to automatically calculate a target focus which corresponds to the subject; and a controller configured to: display a manual focus guide including a first indicator indicating a current focus and a second indicator indicating the…

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What does patent US9066005B2 cover?
A photographing device is disclosed. The photographing device includes a display configured to display live view of a subject, a focus adjuster configured to adjust a focus in a manual focus mode according to a user manipulation, a focus calculator configured to automatically calculate a target focus which corresponds to the subject, and a controller configured to display a manual focus guide i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N23/633. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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