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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd, Beijing, CN;
Jun Wu, Beijing, CN;
Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Abstract
An image acquiring method includes: providing a camera module of an electronic device including a lens assembly, a microlens matrix and an image sensor, the microlens matrix is movable between a first position and a second position, the microlens matrix is between the image sensor and the lens assembly in the first position to enable the camera module as a light field camera, and the microlens matrix is away from the image sensor and the lens assembly in the second position to enable the camera module as a conventional camera; in response to detecting that the microlens matrix is in the first position, acquiring a three-dimensional image of an object by the light field camera of the electronic device; and in response to detecting that the microlens matrix is in the second position, acquiring a two-dimensional image of the object by the conventional camera.