Patent ID: 11953755
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A camera system, comprising:
a first camera, including:
a first set of one or more lenses that define a first optical axis;
a first actuator configured to move the first set of one or more lenses along the first optical axis to enable focusing for the first camera; and
the first camera has a first minimum focus distance;
a second camera, including:
a second set of one or more lenses that define a second optical axis;
a second actuator configured to move the second set of one or more lenses along the second optical axis to enable focusing for the second camera; and
the second camera has a second minimum focus distance that is different than the first minimum focus distance of the first camera
a controller configured to:
cause the first camera to independently focus on an image subject based at least in part on image content corresponding to the image subject; and
cause the second camera to focus on the image subject based at least in part on a focus relationship between the second camera and the first camera, wherein the focus relationship characterizes focus positioning of the second set of one or more lenses of the second camera with respect to focus positioning of the first set of one or more lenses of the first camera.