Apple inc. (20250080851). DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS

DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Jeffrey Traer Bernstein of San Francisco CA (US)

Lukas Robert Tom Girling of Stoke Bishop (GB)

Linda L. Dong of San Francisco CA (US)

Henrique Penha of San Francisco CA (US)

Paulo Michaelo Lopez of Los Gatos CA (US)

Johnnie B. Manzari of San Francisco CA (US)

DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250080851 titled 'DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS

Original Abstract Submitted

an electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. the multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. when a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. the zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. the user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. when two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. the device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.