Patent Document ID: 10129483
Application ID: 15191424
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of operating a camera device, the method comprising: controlling the position of a first camera module of said camera device as a function of a first zoom setting; capturing, using the first camera module, a first image while the first camera module is positioned at a first position corresponding to the first zoom setting; capturing using a fixed camera module of said camera device an additional image while said first camera module captures said first image; controlling the position of a second camera module of said camera device as a function of the first zoom setting; capturing, using the second camera module, a second image while the second camera module is positioned at a second position corresponding to the first zoom setting; controlling the position of a third camera module of said camera device as a function of the first zoom setting; capturing, using the third camera module, a third image while the third camera module is positioned at a third position corresponding to the first zoom setting; controlling the position of a fourth camera module of said camera device as a function of the first zoom setting; and capturing, using the fourth camera module, a fourth image while the fourth camera module is positioned at a fourth position corresponding to the first zoom setting; and wherein said fixed camera module has a smaller focal length than the first and second camera modules and wherein said additional image includes a scene area captured by the combination of the first, second, third and fourth camera modules.