Patent ID: 8994873
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for capturing at least one image of a scene, comprising: an optical system; a sensor; an autofocus module to adjust a focus of the optical system and to capture at least one initial captured image of a scene with a predefined focus; and a digital processing unit to estimate at least one value representative of the sharpness in at least one area of said at least one initial captured image of the scene; wherein the system selects a first operating mode or a second operating mode based on said at least one value representative of estimated sharpness; wherein the autofocus module is activated to control the focus of the optical system to capture an image of the scene with improved sharpness in the first operating mode; and wherein the digital processing unit processes said at least one initial captured image or another image captured with the predefined focus in the second operating mode.