Patent ID: 8131024
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G03B,G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. An image capture apparatus, comprising: a display; a first imaging device operable to capture a first image; a feedback image generator for generating a feedback image from said first image; a facial recognition unit operable to determine a position of a face within said feedback image; an image corruptor operable to corrupt said feedback image with respect to said position of a face within said feedback image as determined by said facial recognition unit to generate a corrupted feedback image for output to said display; and an image capture initiator operable to initiate capture of a second image by said first imaging device or a second imaging device subsequent to corruption of said feedback image and said display of said corrupted feedback image; in which: said display is integral with that one of said first imaging device and said second imaging device which is used to capture said second image; and said second image is not corrupted by said image corruptor.