Patent ID: 8395682

Claim:
A digital imaging system to modify image depth of field comprising: a digital camera mechanism, a digital sensor, a CPU, system software, a database management system, at least one digital signal processor (DSP), a flash mechanism and a memory storage sub-system; an optical lens mechanism that includes a lens aperture and a lens microprocessor to control the lens diaphragm; the camera CPU gathers exposure information on the image scene and distance information to the objects; the CPU accesses the database management system to assess depth of field (DOF) optimization in the digital image; the CPU selects an algorithm to optimize the DOF in the digital image by using the lens focal length data and data on the distance to at least one object; the CPU modifies the configuration of the lens diaphragm and sends the algorithm to the camera lens microprocessor modifying the lens aperture; the image is captured with the modified lens aperture and the modified camera shutter speed, ISO and/or flash settings optimizing the digital image DOF; and the DOF optimized digital image file is sent to the camera memory storage sub-system.