Qualcomm Incorporated

Lucky Bagaria

Nitin Srivastava

Yashwant Deepak Sonawane

Methods, devices, and systems for controlling imaging operations in electronic image capture devices are disclosed. In some aspects, a device includes processor coupled to a camera module, a user input surface, and a memory. The processor can be configured to receive, from the user input surface, a continuous user input. The continuous user input can include, at least, a first portion and a second portion. The processor can be further configured to control a first imaging operation based on a first input type received during the first portion and control a second imaging operation based on a second input type received during the second portion. The first input type can include movement of an input element relative to the user input surface, for example, and the second imaging operation can be different than the first imaging operation.

Camera zoom level and image frame capture control

Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed. In some aspects, a device includes a processor coupled to a camera module, a display, and a memory. The processor can be configured to cause the display to output a graphical user interface element including a first region. The processor can also receive, from a user input surface, a first input type including movement of an input element relative to the user input surface. The processor can control a first imaging operation based on the first input type and cause the first region to move relative to the user input surface while the first input type is received. The processor can control a second imaging operation based on a second input type, and the second input type can be received after the first input type. The second input type can include a selection of the first region by the input element.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for generating High-Dynamic Range (HDR) images. An example device may include one or more processors and a memory. The memory may include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to identify a number of regions of interest (ROIs) in a preview image, wherein the number of ROIs is more than one, determine a number of images to be captured for an HDR image to be the number of identified ROIs, and for each ROI associated with a respective image of the number of images to be captured, determine an exposure value to be used in capturing the respective image of the number of images.

Systems and methods for image exposure

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for generating High-Dynamic Range (HDR) images. An example device may include a camera, one or more processors, and a memory. The memory may include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to determine, from a preview image captured with an initial exposure value by a camera, a first exposure value for capturing a reference image, and a second exposure value for capturing a first non-reference image, wherein the second exposure value is based on a difference between the initial exposure value and the first exposure value. Execution of the instructions may further cause the device to capture the reference image using the first exposure value, capture the first non-reference image using the second exposure value, and blend the reference image and the first non-reference image in generating an HDR image.

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