DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS: abstract simplified (18207293)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18207293 Titled 'DIGITAL VIEWFINDER USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CAMERAS'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an electronic device that has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface. The user interface allows previewing visual information from the cameras, which may have different properties. The device allows zooming over a range that includes the zoom ranges of both cameras and allows the user to choose which camera provides the visual information and which camera captures it. The user interface also allows displaying content from different cameras simultaneously. If there are two digital viewfinders, the user can independently zoom, freeze, and pan one viewfinder without affecting the other. The device also allows storing composite images and videos using both viewfinders and their corresponding 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.