Patent ID: 9654694
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A camera comprising: a sensor that captures an image; a first optical component that can direct light to said sensor, said first optical component providing a first field of view to said sensor; a second optical component that can direct light to said sensor, said second optical component providing a second field of view to said sensor, said second field of view being narrower than said first field of view; and a zoom control configured to allow a user to request a desired field of view of a zoomed image; and wherein said first and said second optical components can be moved into and out of multiple different positions relative to said sensor such that said sensor receives light passing through said first optical component, including said first field of view, when said first and said second optical components are in a first position relative to said sensor and light passing through said second optical component, including said second field of view, when said first and said second optical components are in a second position relative to said sensor; said first optical component and said second optical component are substantially aligned to allow each to be directed toward the same subject; said zoomed image comprises the image focused to said sensor from said first optical component if said desired field of view requested by said user is equal to said first field of view, said zoomed image is produced from the image focused to said sensor from said first optical component by cropping and interpolating the image focused to said sensor from said first optical component if said desired field of view is less than said first field of view and greater than said second field of view, said zoomed image comprises the image focused to said sensor from said second optical component if said desired field of view is equal to said second field of view, and said zoomed image is produced from the image focused to said sensor from said second optical component by cropping and interpolating the image focused to said sensor from said second optical component if said desired field of view is less than said second field of view; and the depth of field for a combination of said sensor and said first optical component is the same as a depth of field for a combination of said sensor and said second optical component.