User interface for camera effects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9716825-B1
Application number	US-201615273522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 22, 2016
Priority date	Jun 12, 2016
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with one or more cameras, one or more input devices, and a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
concurrently displaying, on the display:
a digital viewfinder for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a first magnification level; and
a magnification adjustment affordance;

while concurrently displaying the digital viewfinder and the magnification adjustment affordance, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first gesture at a location corresponding to the magnification adjustment affordance;
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of a first type:
preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level; and
foregoing displaying a zoom control; and

in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of a second type different from the first type:
displaying, on the display, the zoom control; and
preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the dynamically-selected magnification level is selected based on a magnitude of the first gesture.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a first dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level; and
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a second magnitude that is different from the first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a second dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level and the first dynamically-selected magnification level.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with the determination that the first gesture is of the first type, displaying, on the display at a location that corresponds to the magnification adjustment affordance, a representation of the second magnification level; and
in accordance with the determination that the first gesture is of the second type, displaying, on the display at the location that corresponds to the magnification adjustment affordance, a representation of the dynamically-selected magnification level.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of a third type different from the first type and the second type, displaying, on the display, a zoom control for selecting a dynamically-selected magnification level from a plurality of magnification levels.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein displaying, on the display, the zoom control further includes:
shifting a display location, on the display, of the magnification adjustment affordance away from an edge of the display toward a center of the display.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein displaying, on the display, the zoom control further includes:
reducing a display size of the magnification adjustment affordance.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein displaying, on the display, the zoom control further includes:
displaying a portion of a zoom control dial.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the first type is a tap gesture and the second type is a swipe gesture.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein displaying the zoom control includes sliding the zoom control onto the display.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the zoom control and while the electronic device is prepared to capture media with the one or more cameras at a third magnification level:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second gesture at a location corresponding to the zoom control; and

in accordance with a determination that the second gesture is of the second type:
rotating display of the zoom control; and
preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a fourth magnification level that is different from the third magnification level.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that a rate of the second gesture is less than a predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of the second gesture is greater than the predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is less than a second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is greater than the second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying, on the display, a zoom control for changing the magnification level for capture media with the one or more cameras, wherein the zoom control has a degree of granularity:
detecting a third gesture at a location corresponding to the zoom control; and
in response to detecting the third gesture, changing the degree of granularity of the zoom control.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the zoom control includes representations of a plurality of magnification levels, and changing the degree of granularity of the zoom control includes changing the spacing between the representations of the plurality of magnification levels.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a displayed zoom control includes representations of a plurality of magnification levels, further comprising:
detecting a request to change between a portrait mode and a landscape mode; and
in response to detecting the request to change the electronic device between the portrait mode and the landscape mode:
rotating the representations of the plurality of magnification levels.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, on the display, a representation of a current magnification level for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a location that corresponds to the magnification adjustment affordance.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Manzari Behkish J
• Pivo{hacek over (n)}ka Pavel
• Preston Daniel Trent

Classifications

• H04N23/631

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• H04N23/67

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• H04N23/62 Primary

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• H04N23/959 Primary

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• H04N23/667

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