Method Of Generating Manipulated Images With Digital Camera

Abstract

A method of generating manipulated images with a digital camera is provided in which objects within a digital image produced by the digital camera utilising an autofocus unit of the digital camera are detected by processing the digital image with a processor of the digital camera utilising focusing settings of the autofocus unit as an indicator of positions of said objects, and a manipulated image is generated by applying a digital image manipulating process of the processor to the detected objects.

1 . A method of generating manipulated images with a digital camera, comprising the steps of:
 detecting objects within a digital image produced by the digital camera utilising an autofocus unit of the digital camera by processing the digital image with a processor of the digital camera utilising focusing settings of the autofocus unit as an indicator of positions of said objects; and   generating a manipulated image by applying a digital image manipulating process of the processor to the detected objects.   
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the focus settings include a current position of a zoom motor of the digital camera. 
   
   
       3 . A method according to  claim 2 , further comprising the step of printing the manipulated image with a printing mechanism of the digital camera. 
   
   
       4 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the digital image manipulating process selectively applies techniques to the digital image utilizing the focus settings.