Patent ID: 8553106

Claim:
In a camera operated by a user, a method comprising: capturing a first image with a first sensor; directing light to the first sensor with a first lens, the first lens having a first fixed focal length, wherein the combination of the first sensor and first lens has a first field of view; capturing a second image with a second sensor; directing light to the second sensor with a second lens, the second lens having a second fixed focal length that is longer than the first fixed focal length, wherein the combination of the second sensor and second lens has a second field of view, wherein the first field of view is greater than the second field of view; and using a zoom control operable by the user to allow the user to request a desired field of view to produce a zoomed image; wherein the combination of the first sensor and the first lens are aligned with the combination of the second sensor and the second lens to allow each to be directed toward the same subject; wherein the zoomed image comprises the first image if the requested field of view is equal to the first field of view, the zoomed image is produced from the first image by cropping and interpolating the first image if the requested field of view is less than the first field of view and greater than the second field of view, the zoomed image comprises the second image if the requested field of view is equal to the second field of view, and the zoomed image is produced from the second image by cropping and interpolating the second image if the requested field of view is less than the second field of view; and wherein the depth of field for the combination of the first sensor and the first lens is the same as the depth of field for the combination of the second sensor and the second lens.