18289988. PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF (BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.)
PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Organization Name
BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Inventor(s)
Yuichiro Yamashita of Tokyo JP
PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18289988 titled 'PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Original Abstract Submitted
A photographing device includes: a plurality of microlenses; a photographing element having a plurality of pixels arranged on the plurality of microlenses and configured to receive light from the plurality of microlenses; and a processor configured to generate an image based on the light received at the plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels each have a first part including a central part and a second part surrounding the central part. The image includes a first image based on the light received at the first part and a second image based on the light received at the second part. The processor is configured to synthesize the first image based on the light received at the first part with the second image based on the light received at the second part, when a specified condition is met.