Digital camera having variable duration burst mode
US8736716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/2625
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital camera for having a variable time duration burst capture mode, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system; a data processing system; a frame buffer memory; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions including: specifying a first frame rate; initiating an image capture sequence; storing a sequence of digital images captured at the first frame rate in the frame buffer memory; determining whether the frame buffer memory has been filled to a predetermined capacity. If the frame buffer memory has been filled to the predetermined capacity, the program memory further includes instructions for specifying a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate; designating a set of stored digital images that can be overwritten; and storing a sequence of digital images captured at the second frame rate in the frame buffer memory, overwriting the designated set of stored digital images.
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