Methods and systems for capturing enhanced media in real-time

Abstract

The embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for switching between a macro and a non-macro sensing mode for capturing macro and non-macro media in real-time. A method for controlling an electronic device may include acquiring at least one frame; identifying an operation mode of the electronic device among a macro sensing mode and non-macro sensing mode based on at least one of focus data and blur data of the at least one frame; and acquiring at least one image by using an image sensor, from among a plurality of image sensors of the electronic device, corresponding to the operation mode.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
 acquiring at least one frame;   identifying an operation mode of the electronic device among a macro sensing mode and non-macro sensing mode based on at least one of focus data and blur data of the at least one frame; and   acquiring at least one image by using an image sensor, from among a plurality of image sensors of the electronic device, corresponding to the operation mode.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the operation mode comprises identifying the operation mode based on at least one of the focus data of the at least one frame, the blur data of the at least one frame, a face detection result for the at least one frame, and a lighting condition of the at least one frame. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring the at least one image comprises, based on identifying that the electronic device is in the macro sensing mode, acquiring the at least one image by using a macro image sensor among the plurality of image sensors of the electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the acquiring the at least one image comprises, based on identifying that the electronic device is in the non-macro sensing mode, acquiring the at least one image by using a non-macro image sensor among the plurality of image sensors of the electronic device,
 wherein a photographic magnification of the macro image sensor is greater than or equal to a photographic magnification of the non-macro image sensor.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the focus data is acquired based on at least one focus parameter. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one focus data is acquired based on a relative lens position, an auto focus status, and a defocus value of the electronic device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the blur data is acquired based on determining an amount of blur in the at least one frame. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the identifying the operation mode comprises, based on determining that the amount of blur exceeds a pre-defined threshold, switching the operation mode of the electronic device to the macro sensing mode. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the amount of blur is determined based on sharpness of edges in the at least one frame, and the pre-defined threshold is determined based on at least one image sensor among the plurality of image sensors. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the face detection result is acquired by detecting at least one face in the at least one frame. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring the at least one image comprises switching between at least one macro camera and at least one non-macro camera of the electronic device. 
     
     
         12 . An electronic device comprising:
 a plurality of image sensors; and   a processor configured to:   acquire at least one frame;   identify an operation mode of the electronic device among a macro sensing mode and non-macro sensing mode based on at least one of focus data and blur data of the at least one frame; and   acquire at least one image by using an image sensor, from among the plurality of image sensors, corresponding to the operation mode.   
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the operation mode based on at least one of the focus data of the at least one frame, the blur data of the at least one frame, a face detection result for the at least one frame, and a lighting condition of the at least one frame. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 based on identifying that the electronic device is in the macro sensing mode, acquire the at least one image by using a macro image sensor among the plurality of image sensors of the electronic device.   
     
     
         15 . An electronic device comprising:
 a macro camera;   a non-macro camera; and   a processor configured to:   acquire a frame;   identify an operation mode of the electronic device based on the frame; and   acquire an image using the macro camera based on identifying that the operation mode is a macro sensing mode; or   acquire the image using the non-macro camera based on identifying that the operation mode is a non-macro sensing mode.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic device of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the operation mode based on at least one of focus data and blur data of the at least one frame. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic device of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the operation mode based on at least one of the focus data of the at least one frame, the blur data of the at least one frame, a face detection result for the at least one frame, and a lighting condition of the at least one frame. 
     
     
         18 . The electronic device of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to, based on identifying that the electronic device is in the macro sensing mode, acquire the at least one image by using a macro image sensor among the plurality of image sensors of the electronic device. 
     
     
         19 . The electronic device of  claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to, based on identifying that the electronic device is in the non-macro sensing mode, acquire the at least one image by using a non-macro image sensor among the plurality of image sensors of the electronic device,
 wherein a photographic magnification of the macro image sensor is greater than or equal to a photographic magnification of the non-macro image sensor.