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Samsung patents camera system that suggests photo composition based on light

Samsung describes a method where a device uses its cameras to identify a subject and analyze the surrounding light. It then calculates and displays a recommended photographing composition to help the user frame the shot.

Why it mattersThis feature could help casual photographers achieve better lighting and framing without needing manual adjustments.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic apparatus and a method by which the electronic apparatus provides recommendation information related to photography are provided. The method includes identifying a subject included in a preview image recognized by a first camera, obtaining information of the identified subject, obtaining information related to light in surroundings of the identified subject, determining a recommended photographing composition based on the information of the identified subject and the information related to the light in the surroundings of the subject, and providing information about the determined recommended photographing composition.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: obtaining, by a first camera of the electronic device, an image corresponding to a first photographing area, wherein the first camera has a first viewing angle; obtaining, by a second camera of the electronic device, an image corresponding to a second photographing area, wherein the second camera has a second viewing angle greater than the first viewing angle, and wherein the second photographing area includes the first photographing area in less than an entirety thereof; based on the image obtained by the first camera and the image obtained by the second camera, displaying, on a display of the electronic device, an image corresponding to at least a portion of the second photographing area and an indicator indicating the first photographing area, the at least the portion of the second photographing area including the first photographing area; receiving a first user input for controlling the first camera to obtain an image related to the indicated first photographing area; in response to the receiving of the first user input, obtaining, by the first camera, the image related to the indicated first photographing area; and storing in a memory of the electronic device the image, obtained by the first camera, which is related to the indicated first photographing area.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and system for providing recommendation information related to photography
Patent number
US12750582B2
Application number
18897870
Filed
Sep 26, 2024
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
24

Classified under

H04N 23/64 Electricity & electronicsH04N 1/00244 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/45 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/61 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/633 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/71 Electricity & electronics
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