Patent ID: 7053939
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for capturing images for use in a digital camera comprising the steps of: a) receiving a preview of a scene to be captured; b) automatically determining whether the scene to be captured is a document based on the preview by evaluating pixels of said preview of said scene to be captured to determine whether said scene to be captured is a document or whether said scene to be captured is a natural scene; c) when it is determined that the scene is a document, programming at least one camera control for document capture; and d) capturing the scene with the programmed camera control wherein if, based on said evaluating step, said scene to be captured is a natural scene then a camera control unit optimizes camera settings for capturing said natural scene and an image processing unit applies image processing algorithms tailored for enhancing natural scenes to said natural scene.