Patent ID: 7920180
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of capturing images in an imaging device in a burst zoom operation, comprising: bracketing a first zoom position selected by a user by automatically zooming in a first direction from said first zoom position to a second zoom position immediately after said first zoom position is selected by said user; immediately after said zooming in said first direction, automatically zooming said imaging device in a second direction past said first zoom position to a third zoom position, wherein a range of zoom positions is defined as being from said second zoom position to said third zoom position, wherein said first zoom position is bracketed within said range; and automatically capturing a plurality of still images during said zooming in said second direction, each of said plurality of still images being captured at a different zoom setting within said range, wherein said different zoom setting is controlled by a zoom lens control assembly in said imaging device based on a sensitivity of an electronic photodetector in said imaging device.