Method Of Processing And Printing Autofocussed Images

Abstract

A method of processing and printing an image with a processor and printer of a camera is provided, in which the processor detects structures within an image captured by a sensing device of the camera at the autofocus settings of an autofocus unit of the camera by processing the captured image utilising said autofocus settings as an indicator of positions of the structures, the processor applies image effects to the detected structures to produce a manipulated image, and the printer prints the manipulated image.

1 . A method of processing and printing an image with a processor and printer of a camera, comprising the steps of:
 detecting, with said processor, structures within an image captured by a sensing device of the camera at the autofocus settings of an autofocus unit of the camera by processing the captured image utilising said autofocus settings as an indicator of positions of said structures;   applying, with said processor, image effects to the detected structures to produce a manipulated image; and   printing, with said printer, the manipulated image.   
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein the image is captured at the zooming settings of a zooming technique, the processor processing portions of the captured image using the zooming settings in a heuristic manner. 
   
   
       3 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the processor locates objects within the captured image using the autofocus settings. 
   
   
       4 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the sensing device is a CCD, and the autofocus settings are derived from the CCD captured image.