CN110719350B

CN110719350B - Image shooting method and electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN110719350B
Application number: CN201910918676.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏天雷; 刘伟
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-26
Filing date: 2019-09-26
Publication date: 2021-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-26
Also published as: CN110719350A

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides an image shooting method and electronic equipment, which are applied to the field of communication and are used for solving the problem that a camera cannot pop up due to the fact that a pop-up structure in the electronic equipment fails due to frequent work. The method comprises the following steps: under the condition that the camera is positioned inside the electronic equipment, receiving a first input of a user, wherein the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting; responding to the first input, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment, and shooting an image; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image. The method is particularly applied to the process of shooting the image by the electronic equipment.

Description

Image shooting method and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to an image shooting method and electronic equipment.

Background

At present, pop-up cameras are increasingly widely used in electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers. Specifically, in the case that the user triggers the electronic device to perform photographing or face recognition (for example, unlocking a screen through face recognition), the electronic device needs to control the camera to pop out of the electronic device and photograph an image (for example, a face image).

Among other things, since the user may frequently trigger the electronic device to perform image capturing, such as performing face recognition, the electronic device will frequently pop up the camera through the pop-up structure. Accordingly, a pop-up structure in the electronic device may malfunction due to frequent operations, thereby causing the camera to fail to pop up.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an image shooting method and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problem that a pop-up structure in the electronic equipment fails due to frequent work, so that a camera cannot pop up.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device including a pop-up camera, where the method includes: under the condition that the camera is positioned inside the electronic equipment, receiving a first input of a user, wherein the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting; responding to the first input, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment, and shooting an image; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a pop-up camera, and the electronic device further includes: the device comprises a receiving module and a shooting module; the receiving module is used for receiving a first input of a user under the condition that the camera is positioned in the electronic equipment, wherein the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting; the shooting module is used for responding to the first input received by the receiving module, and controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shoot the image if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and when executed by the processor, the electronic device implements the steps of the image capturing method according to the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the image capturing method according to the first aspect.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the state of the camera is the contraction state, the camera can be controlled to shoot the image in the target state according to the target parameter by receiving the first input of the image shooting service triggered by the user. The target parameter may include at least one of a service parameter and a light parameter, the service parameter is used for indicating a service type of the image shooting service, and the light parameter is used for indicating an ambient light in which the electronic device is located; the target state is a contraction state or an ejection state; the contraction state is used for indicating that the camera contracts below a screen of the electronic equipment, and light rays enter the camera through the screen; the ejection state is used for indicating that the camera is ejected outside the electronic equipment. Therefore, the camera can shoot images in the pop-up state and in the shrink state, so that the number of times of popping the camera is reduced under the condition of meeting the image shooting service requirement, namely the number of times of using the pop-up structure for controlling the pop-up and shrink of the camera is reduced. Therefore, the service life of the pop-up structure is prolonged, the reliability of pop-up or shrinkage of the camera is guaranteed, and the reliability of shooting images by the camera is further guaranteed.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a possible android operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an image capturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a possible electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a second schematic structural diagram of a possible electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a third schematic structural diagram of a possible electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that "/" in this context means "or", for example, A/B may mean A or B; "and/or" herein is merely an association describing an associated object, and means that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. "plurality" means two or more than two.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or explanations. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "e.g.," an embodiment of the present invention is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

The terms "first" and "second," and the like, in the description and in the claims of the present invention are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order of the objects. For example, the first image and the second image, etc. are used to distinguish different inputs, rather than to describe a particular order of inputs.

According to the image shooting method provided by the embodiment of the invention, under the condition that the state of the camera is the contraction state, the camera can be controlled to shoot images in the target state according to the target parameters by receiving the first input of the image shooting service triggered and executed by the user. The target parameter may include at least one of a service parameter and a light parameter, the service parameter is used for indicating a service type of the image shooting service, and the light parameter is used for indicating an ambient light in which the electronic device is located; the target state is a contraction state or an ejection state; the contraction state is used for indicating that the camera contracts below a screen of the electronic equipment, and light rays enter the camera through the screen; the ejection state is used for indicating that the camera is ejected outside the electronic equipment. Therefore, the camera can shoot images in the pop-up state and in the shrink state, so that the number of times of popping the camera is reduced under the condition of meeting the image shooting service requirement, namely the number of times of using the pop-up structure for controlling the pop-up and shrink of the camera is reduced. Therefore, the service life of the pop-up structure is prolonged, the reliability of pop-up or shrinkage of the camera is guaranteed, and the reliability of shooting images by the camera is further guaranteed.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), etc.; the non-mobile electronic device may be a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine, a self-service machine, or the like; the embodiments of the present invention are not particularly limited.

It should be noted that, in the image capturing method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the execution main body may be an electronic device, or a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the electronic device, or a control module in the electronic device for executing the image capturing method. The embodiment of the invention takes an electronic device executing an image shooting method as an example, and the image shooting method provided by the embodiment of the invention is explained.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may be an electronic device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android (Android) operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, and embodiments of the present invention are not limited in particular.

The following describes a software environment to which the image capturing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is applied, by taking an android operating system as an example.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a possible android operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In fig. 1, the architecture of the android operating system includes 4 layers, which are respectively: an application layer, an application framework layer, a system runtime layer, and a kernel layer (specifically, a Linux kernel layer).

The application program layer comprises various application programs (including system application programs and third-party application programs) in an android operating system.

The application framework layer is a framework of the application, and a developer can develop some applications based on the application framework layer under the condition of complying with the development principle of the framework of the application. For example, applications such as a system setup application, a system chat application, and a system camera application. And the third-party setting application, the third-party camera application, the third-party chatting application and other application programs.

The system runtime layer includes libraries (also called system libraries) and android operating system runtime environments. The library mainly provides various resources required by the android operating system. The android operating system running environment is used for providing a software environment for the android operating system.

The kernel layer is an operating system layer of an android operating system and belongs to the bottommost layer of an android operating system software layer. The kernel layer provides kernel system services and hardware-related drivers for the android operating system based on the Linux kernel.

Taking an android operating system as an example, in the embodiment of the present invention, a developer may develop a software program for implementing the image capturing method provided in the embodiment of the present invention based on the system architecture of the android operating system shown in fig. 1, so that the image capturing method may operate based on the android operating system shown in fig. 1. Namely, the processor or the electronic device can implement the image capturing method provided by the embodiment of the invention by running the software program in the android operating system.

The image capturing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the flowchart of the image capturing method shown in fig. 2. Wherein, although the logical order of the image capture methods provided by embodiments of the present invention is shown in a method flow diagram, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be performed in an order different than here. For example, the image capturing method illustrated in fig. 2 may include S201 to S203:

s201, under the condition that the camera is located inside the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment receives a first input of a user, and the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may include a pop-up camera.

It will be appreciated that the electronic device may include a pop-up structure to pop the camera out of the interior of the electronic device through the pop-up structure and retract the camera from the exterior of the electronic device into the interior. Optionally, the pop-up structure may include a motor, and the electronic device may control the motor to operate to drive the camera to move.

Optionally, the pop-up form of the electronic device pop-up camera may include a lifting type or a side-rotating type, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited in this respect. Specifically, the pop-up form of the camera changes along with the change of the pop-up structure, for example, the pop-up structure can control the camera to pop up in a lifting pop-up manner or in a side-rotating pop-up manner.

It will be appreciated that the pop-up camera may be located inside or outside the electronic device. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the camera is located inside the electronic device, the light may enter the camera (i.e., enter the lens of the camera) through the screen of the electronic device. In addition, under the condition that light rays enter the camera through the screen of the electronic equipment, the screen can still continue to execute the display function, and particularly, the area corresponding to the camera in the screen can still execute the display function.

Exemplarily, as shown in fig. 3, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The camera 31 in the electronic apparatus shown in fig. 3 (a) is located inside the electronic apparatus and is retracted in a target position P1 below the screen of the electronic apparatus. The camera 31 in the electronic apparatus shown in fig. 3 (b) is located outside the electronic apparatus. The camera 31 is a front camera including a lens 311. The ejection mode of the camera 31 shown in fig. 3 may be a lifting type ejection mode.

In addition, optionally, the screen provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be an LCD Display Module (LCM) screen or an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) screen, which may be selected according to actual use requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

S202, responding to the first input, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, the electronic equipment controls the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment, and the image is shot.

S203, responding to the first input, and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image by the electronic equipment.

Wherein, the above-mentioned S202 and S203 are steps executed in parallel.

Illustratively, the types of image photographing may include a photographing type and a face recognition type. The camera can be opened by the electronic equipment to shoot images in real time through the camera.

Optionally, the face recognition may include face recognition, iris recognition of human eyes, and the like, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment of the present invention. In the following embodiments, face recognition is taken as an example for explanation.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the facial recognition may be applied in a scenario where the electronic device unlocks a screen, unlocks an application (such as a payment-type application or a social-type application), or unlocks some functions (such as a payment function).

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may include a front camera and a rear camera, so as to capture an image through the front camera or the rear camera. Specifically, under the condition that the front camera of electronic equipment contracts in electronic equipment's inside, light can pass through the screen and get into this front camera.

In the following embodiments, an image capturing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention is described by taking a camera that performs an image capturing process as a front-facing camera as an example.

Among them, when the electronic apparatus performs image capturing of different image capturing types, the user may demand the electronic apparatus to perform image capturing through different cameras. For example, in the case of photographing by an electronic device, a user needs the electronic device to photograph an image through a front camera or a rear camera. In the case where the electronic apparatus performs face recognition, a user generally demands the electronic apparatus to take a face image of the user, such as an image of the face of the user or an image of the eyes of the user, through a front camera.

It can be understood that in the case where the camera is located inside the electronic device, i.e. below the screen of the electronic device, less light enters the camera, so that the quality of the image taken by the electronic device through the camera is lower. Correspondingly, under the condition that the camera of the electronic equipment is positioned outside the electronic equipment, more light rays enter the camera, so that the quality of an image shot by the electronic equipment through the camera is higher.

It should be noted that the type of image capturing and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, which is used to indicate that the quality requirement of the current image capturing on the image is high, so that the electronic device can control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and capture the image. Correspondingly, the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition for indicating that the quality requirement of the current image shooting on the image is low, so that the electronic equipment can directly control the camera to shoot the image.

Specifically, after the electronic device receives the first input, it may be determined first which of the first preset condition and the second preset condition the type of image capture and/or the ambient light satisfies, and then it is determined whether the camera needs to be popped out of the electronic device.

According to the image shooting method provided by the embodiment of the invention, under the condition that the camera is positioned in the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment can judge the type of image shooting and/or which one of a first preset condition and a second preset condition is met by ambient light when the electronic equipment executes the image shooting. Furthermore, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, directly shooting the image without popping up the camera. In this way, since the camera does not need to be ejected out of the electronic device every time an image is shot, the number of times of ejecting the camera, that is, the number of times of using the ejection structure for controlling the ejection and contraction of the camera, is reduced in the case of completing the image shooting. Therefore, the service life of the pop-up structure is prolonged, the reliability of pop-up or shrinkage of the camera is guaranteed, and the reliability of shooting images by the camera is further guaranteed.

The image shooting method provided by the embodiment of the invention can be applied to any application scene from the following application scenes 1 to 3. In the application scenario 1, the first preset condition is that the type of image shooting is a shooting type, and the second preset condition is that the type of image shooting is a face recognition type. In the application scenario 2, the first preset condition is that the value of the ambient light is a value within the target range, and the second preset condition is that the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range. In the application scene 3, the first preset condition is that the type of image shooting is a face recognition type and the value of ambient light is a value within a target range, or the type of image shooting is the shooting type; the second preset condition is that the type of image capturing is a face recognition type and the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range.

Generally, the quality of the image is required to be high when photographing, that is, the ambient light is required to be good. Face recognition does not require that the quality of the image be high as long as the image includes feature points of the user's face, i.e., it does not necessarily require that ambient light be good.

It is understood that, in the process of performing face recognition by the electronic device, after the electronic device obtains a face image of a user, feature points in the face image may be extracted to determine whether the feature points conform to feature points of a preset face image (such as a face image of an owner user). If the feature points in the facial image accord with the feature points of the preset facial image, the electronic equipment successfully executes face recognition, and if the screen is successfully unlocked through the face recognition. If the feature points in the facial image do not accord with the feature points of the preset facial image, the electronic equipment fails to execute face recognition, and if the screen is unlocked through the face recognition, the electronic equipment fails to execute the face recognition.

Note that, the feature point of one face image matches the feature point of the other face image, which means that the two face images are the same, or the similarity between the two face images is greater than or equal to a certain threshold (e.g., 80%).

Optionally, in application scenario 1, the foregoing S202 may be implemented by S202a, and S203 may be implemented by S203 a:

s202a, if the type of image shooting is the shooting type, the electronic device controls the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoots the image.

For example, in the case where the user triggers the electronic device to use a front-facing camera for self-timer shooting, the first input may include a first sub-input and a second sub-input. The first sub-input may be input by a user to the camera application and/or a self-timer mode control in the camera application to trigger the electronic device to pop up the camera, that is, to control the camera to pop up from the inside of the electronic device to the outside of the electronic device. The second sub-input may be an input of a photographing button (e.g., a virtual button or a physical button) by a user to trigger the electronic device to photograph an image when the camera is located outside of the electronic device.

And S203a, if the type of image shooting is the face recognition type, the electronic equipment shoots the image.

For example, in the case of a screen of the electronic device being turned off, the user may trigger the electronic device to perform facial recognition to unlock the screen. Specifically, the user can trigger the electronic device to control a camera located inside the electronic device to shoot an image, and authenticate a face image in the shot image so as to successfully authenticate the face image and unlock the screen. At this time, the first input may be an input that the user controls the electronic device to move so that the face of the user is within the finder frame of the camera in a state where the screen of the electronic device is turned on.

It should be noted that, the electronic device pops up the camera and takes an image through the camera only when taking a picture; and under the condition of executing the face recognition, the camera does not need to be popped up, and the camera is positioned in the electronic equipment to shoot the image of the face of the user. So, be favorable to reducing pop-up structure's among the electronic equipment loss and power consumption to improve the reliability of popping out or contracting through pop-up structure control camera, and then improve the reliability that the camera shot the image. In addition, because the electronic equipment can execute the facial recognition service without popping up a camera, the speed of executing the facial recognition service by the electronic equipment can be increased, for example, the speed of unlocking a screen through face recognition is increased.

Optionally, in application scenario 2, the foregoing S202 may be implemented by S202b, and S203 may be implemented by S203 b:

s202b, if the value of the ambient light is the value in the target range, the electronic device controls the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoots an image.

The value of the ambient light is a value within a target range, which indicates that the ambient light at the current position of the electronic device is poor.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the value of the ambient light may be a photosensitive value.

Illustratively, the light sensitivity value is a value within a target range, which indicates that the light sensitivity value is less than a certain threshold, i.e. the brightness of the current ambient light is relatively low, and the electronic device is in a dark environment. At the moment, the electronic equipment pops up the camera, so that the camera is positioned outside the electronic equipment, light rays enter the camera as much as possible, and the quality of images shot by the camera is improved.

For example, the light sensitivity value is a value within the target range, which indicates that the light sensitivity value is less than or equal to a certain threshold, i.e., the brightness of the current ambient light is low. The value of the threshold is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present invention, and may be set according to the specific implementation of the scheme.

And S203b, if the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range, the electronic equipment shoots an image.

The light parameter value is a value outside the target range, which indicates that the current electronic device is in a better environment light.

Correspondingly, the light sensitivity value is not a value within the target range, which indicates that the light sensitivity value is smaller than the certain threshold value, that is, the brightness of the current ambient light is relatively low, and the electronic device is in a dark environment. At the moment, the electronic equipment pops up the camera, so that the camera is positioned outside the electronic equipment, and light rays enter the camera as much as possible, so that the quality of images shot by the camera is ensured.

For example, the light sensitivity value is a value outside the target range, which indicates that the light sensitivity value is greater than or equal to the certain threshold, i.e., the brightness of the current ambient light is high.

It can be appreciated that in the case of a good ambient light at the location of the electronic device, even if the camera is located inside the electronic device, more light may enter the camera. Thus, the electronic device performs image photographing, such as photographing or face recognition, through the camera located inside the electronic device.

Similarly, for the detailed description of the images captured by the electronic device control camera, reference may be made to the related descriptions in S202a and S203a in the foregoing embodiments, and further description of the embodiments of the present invention is omitted here.

It should be noted that, with the image capturing method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device only needs to pop up the camera to capture an image under the condition of poor ambient light, and does not need to pop up the camera to capture an image under the condition of poor ambient light. Therefore, the electronic equipment does not need the pop-up structure to control the camera to pop up when shooting images at every time, so that the loss and the power consumption of the pop-up structure in the electronic equipment are reduced, the reliability of controlling the camera to pop up or shrink through the pop-up structure is improved, and the reliability of shooting images by the camera is improved.

Optionally, in application scenario 3, the foregoing S202 may be implemented by S202c, and S203 may be implemented by S203 c:

s202c, if the image shooting type is a face recognition type and the ambient light value is a value in the target range, or the image shooting type is a shooting type, the electronic device controls the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoots an image. The electronic equipment can control the camera to shoot images in a pop-up state so as to obtain images of the face of the user with good quality and successfully execute facial recognition service. In addition, users generally have high quality requirements on images obtained by photographing performed by the electronic device, and at this time, the electronic device is generally required to pop up a camera each time the electronic device performs photographing, so as to obtain images with good quality.

And S203c, if the type of image shooting is a face recognition type and the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range, shooting the image by the electronic equipment.

The electronic equipment can control the camera positioned in the electronic equipment to directly shoot images so as to obtain images of the face of the user and further execute facial recognition.

It should be noted that, because the electronic device can determine whether the pop-up camera needs to pop up to shoot the image according to the type of image shooting and the ambient light, when the electronic device shoots the image meeting the requirement, the loss and the power consumption of the pop-up structure in the electronic device are reduced to a certain extent, the reliability of controlling the pop-up or the shrinkage of the camera through the pop-up structure is improved, and the reliability of shooting the image by the camera is further improved.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, an area on the screen of the electronic device, which corresponds to the camera, may be a light-transmitting area. Specifically, the camera is located in a target position of the electronic device (i.e., the camera is located inside the electronic device), the target position is arranged opposite to a target area in the screen, and light is transmitted between the target area and the target position.

Optionally, the electronic device may be configured to enable light transmission between the target area and the target location by removing the ink protection layer between the target area and the target location.

Alternatively, the ink protective layer is a grey material, such as an SP film.

Wherein the target area may be a light-transmitting area in the screen. In addition, an ink protective layer is arranged between the area except the target area in the screen and the interior of the electronic equipment, so that the screen has a good display effect. Specifically, the ink protection layer is located above a target position where the camera is placed and below the screen.

Note that a through hole region is present in the ink protection layer, and the through hole region is located above a target position of the electronic device and below a target region in the screen. The through hole area is obtained by digging holes in the complete ink protection layer with the shape and the size similar to those of the screen. Thus, the ink protection layer is not arranged between the target area and the target position.

It can be understood that due to the existence of the through hole area in the ink protection layer, the target area in the screen can transmit light, and then the light can reach the camera along the through hole area in the ink protection layer through the target area of the screen.

Optionally, the size of the target area in the screen is greater than or equal to the size of the lens of the camera.

Optionally, the shape of the target area, the shape of the lens of the camera, and the shape of the through hole area in the ink protection layer are all the same.

Illustratively, the size of the target area, the size of the lens of the camera, and the size of the through hole area in the ink protection layer are all the same, such as circular.

Exemplarily, referring to fig. 3, as shown in fig. 4, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. Fig. 4 (a) and (b) show a target area 41 on the screen, and the size and shape of the target area 41 are the same as those of the lens 311 of the camera 31.

Specifically, S203 may be implemented by S301:

s301, responding to the first input, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, executing target operation by the electronic equipment, and shooting the image.

The target operation is that the electronic equipment controls the target area to turn on the screen, or parameters of a picture displayed on the target area are adjusted to be preset parameters.

The parameter of the picture displayed on the target area is a preset parameter, and the preset parameter is used for indicating that the picture displayed on the target area is a picture with a darker color.

It can be understood that the target area is turned off or the parameters of the picture displayed on the target area are preset parameters, so that more light rays reaching the vicinity of the target area can be prevented from being reflected to the environment, more light rays can enter the camera through the target area, and the quality of the image shot by the camera when the camera is positioned inside the electronic equipment is improved.

Optionally, in the image capturing method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, in order to obtain an image with higher quality, the electronic device further determines quality of an image captured when the camera is located inside the electronic device, and then determines whether the camera needs to be controlled to pop out of the electronic device to capture the image again.

In an exemplary image capturing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, S203 may be implemented by S401 and S402:

s401, responding to the first input, and controlling a camera positioned in the electronic equipment to shoot a first image by the electronic equipment.

Optionally, the parameter of the first image matches the parameter of the target image, which indicates that the quality of the image is poor, such as overexposure or color distortion of the image. On the contrary, the parameter of the first image does not conform to the parameter of the target image, which indicates that the quality of the image is better.

It can be understood that if the first image quality captured by the camera is better when the camera is located inside the electronic device, the first image is an image meeting the user's requirements. At this time, the electronic device may take the first image as an image taken during photographing or face recognition. For example, the electronic device may display the first image in a photographing preview interface on a screen, or recognize a face image included in the first image to perform face recognition.

S402, under the condition that the parameters of the first image accord with the parameters of the target image, the electronic equipment controls the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shoots a second image.

It can be understood that if the quality of the first image shot by the camera is poor when the camera is located inside the electronic device, the electronic device can pop up the camera to obtain a better quality image through shooting by the camera.

According to the image shooting method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the electronic equipment can judge the quality of the first image shot by the camera positioned in the electronic equipment in real time, when the quality of the first image is poor, the electronic equipment is controlled to pop up the camera to shoot the second image again, and when the quality of the first image is good, the electronic equipment is not required to pop up the camera to shoot the second image again. So, can reduce pop-up structure's among the electronic equipment loss and power consumption to a certain extent, improve and control the reliability that the camera popped out or contracts through pop-up structure, and then improve the reliability that the camera shot the image.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic apparatus 50 shown in fig. 5 includes a pop-up camera, and the electronic apparatus 50 further includes: a receiving module 501 and a shooting module 502; a receiving module 501, configured to receive a first input of a user when the camera is located inside the electronic device, where the first input is used to trigger the electronic device to perform image capturing; the shooting module 502 is configured to, in response to the first input received by the receiving module 501, control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoot an image if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image.

Optionally, the shooting module 502 is specifically configured to control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoot an image if the type of image shooting is a shooting type; and if the type of image shooting is a face recognition type, shooting the image.

Optionally, the shooting module 502 is specifically configured to control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoot an image if the value of the ambient light is a value within a target range; and if the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range, shooting an image.

Optionally, the shooting module 502 is specifically configured to control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and shoot an image if the type of image shooting is the face recognition type and the value of the ambient light is a value within the target range, or the type of image shooting is the shooting type; and if the type of image shooting is a face recognition type and the numerical value of the ambient light is a numerical value outside the target range, shooting the image.

Optionally, the camera is located in a target position of the electronic device, the target position is arranged opposite to a target area in the screen, and light is transmitted between the target area and the target position; a shooting module 502, specifically configured to execute a target operation and shoot an image if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition; the target operation is to control the target area to turn on the screen, or to adjust the parameter of the picture displayed on the target area to be a preset parameter.

The electronic device 50 provided by the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the electronic device in the above method embodiments, and for avoiding repetition, details are not described here again.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention, under the condition that the camera is positioned in the electronic device, when the electronic device executes image shooting, the type of the image shooting and/or which one of the first preset condition and the second preset condition is met by ambient light can be judged firstly. Furthermore, if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, directly shooting the image without popping up the camera. In this way, since the camera does not need to be ejected out of the electronic device every time an image is shot, the number of times of ejecting the camera, that is, the number of times of using the ejection structure for controlling the ejection and contraction of the camera, is reduced in the case of completing the image shooting. Therefore, the service life of the pop-up structure is prolonged, the reliability of pop-up or shrinkage of the camera is guaranteed, and the reliability of shooting images by the camera is further guaranteed.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the electronic device 100 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 101, network module 102, audio output unit 103, input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device configuration shown in fig. 6 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device, and that the electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The user input unit 107 is used for receiving a first input of a user when the camera is located inside the electronic equipment, and the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting; a processor 110, configured to, in response to a first input received by the user input unit 107, control the camera to extend out of the electronic device and capture an image if the type of image capture and/or the ambient light meet a first preset condition; and if the type of image shooting and/or the ambient light meet a second preset condition, shooting the image.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 101 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message transmission or call process, and specifically, after receiving downlink data from a base station, the downlink data is processed by the processor 110; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides wireless broadband internet access to the user via the network module 102, such as assisting the user in sending and receiving e-mails, browsing web pages, and accessing streaming media.

The audio output unit 103 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic apparatus 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 104 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The input Unit 104 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the Graphics processor 1041 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102. The microphone 1042 may receive sound and may be capable of processing such sound into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 in case of a phone call mode.

The electronic device 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that can turn off the display panel 1061 and/or the backlight when the electronic device 100 is moved to the ear. As one type of motion sensor, an accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of an electronic device (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), and vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping); the sensors 105 may also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 106 may include a Display panel 1061, and the Display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. Touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch panel 1071 (e.g., operations by a user on or near touch panel 1071 using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or attachment). The touch panel 1071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 110, and receives and executes commands sent by the processor 110. In addition, the touch panel 1071 may be implemented in various types, such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may include other input devices 1072. Specifically, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

Further, the touch panel 1071 may be overlaid on the display panel 1061, and when the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch panel 1071 transmits the touch operation to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of the touch event. Although in fig. 6, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 108 is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic apparatus 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the electronic apparatus 100 or may be used to transmit data between the electronic apparatus 100 and the external device.

The memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 109 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 110 is a control center of the electronic device, connects various parts of the entire electronic device using various interfaces and lines, performs various functions of the electronic device and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109 and calling data stored in the memory 109, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. Processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 110.

The electronic device 100 may further include a power source 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and preferably, the power source 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to implement functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system.

In addition, the electronic device 100 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and are not described in detail herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, which includes a processor 110, a memory 109, and a computer program stored in the memory 109 and capable of running on the processor 110, where the computer program, when executed by the processor 110, implements each process of the above-mentioned image capturing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the above-mentioned image capturing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling an electronic device (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An image capturing method applied to an electronic device including a pop-up camera, the method comprising:

under the condition that the camera is positioned in the electronic equipment, receiving a first input of a user, wherein the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting;

responding to the first input, if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of the ambient light meet a first preset condition, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment, and shooting an image;

if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of the ambient light meet a second preset condition, executing target operation, and controlling the camera to shoot the image, wherein the target operation is to control a target area to screen, or to adjust parameters of a picture displayed on the target area to be preset parameters; the camera is positioned in a target position of the electronic equipment, the target position is opposite to a target area in the screen, and light is transmitted between the target area and the target position;

the image shooting type comprises a shooting type and a facial recognition type, and the numerical value of the ambient light is a photosensitive value.

2. The method of claim 1,

if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of ambient light satisfy first preset condition, then control the camera stretches out outside electronic equipment to shoot the image, include:

if the image shooting type is a shooting type, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image;

if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of the ambient light meet a second preset condition, controlling the camera to shoot the image, and the method comprises the following steps:

and if the image shooting type is a face recognition type, shooting an image.

3. The method of claim 1,

if the value of the ambient light is a value within a target range, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image;

and if the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range, shooting an image.

4. The method of claim 1,

if the image shooting type is a face recognition type and the ambient light value is a value within a target range, or the image shooting type is the shooting type, controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image;

and if the image shooting type is a face recognition type and the value of the ambient light is a value outside the target range, shooting an image.

5. An electronic device comprising a pop-up camera, the electronic device further comprising: the device comprises a receiving module and a shooting module;

the receiving module is used for receiving a first input of a user under the condition that the camera is positioned in the electronic equipment, wherein the first input is used for triggering the electronic equipment to execute image shooting;

the shooting module is used for responding to the first input received by the receiving module, and controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shoot an image if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of the ambient light meet a first preset condition; if the type of image shooting and/or the numerical value of the ambient light meet a second preset condition, executing target operation, and controlling the camera to shoot the image, wherein the target operation is to control a target area to screen, or to adjust parameters of a picture displayed on the target area to be preset parameters; the camera is positioned in a target position of the electronic equipment, the target position is opposite to a target area in the screen, and light is transmitted between the target area and the target position;

6. The electronic device of claim 5,

the shooting module is specifically used for controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image if the image shooting type is a shooting type;

and if the image shooting type is a face recognition type, shooting an image.

7. The electronic device of claim 5,

the shooting module is specifically used for controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image if the value of the ambient light is a value within a target range;

8. The electronic device of claim 5,

the shooting module is specifically used for controlling the camera to extend out of the electronic equipment and shooting an image if the image shooting type is a face recognition type and the ambient light value is a value within a target range, or the image shooting type is the shooting type;

9. An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the image capturing method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored thereon, which computer program, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the image capturing method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4.