CN110392189A - Camera, picture pick-up device, camera switching method, device and storage medium - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of camera, picture pick-up device, camera switching method, device, storage medium and electronic devices, wherein, the camera includes: cam lens group 22, fiber waveguide device 24 and camera body 26, wherein, 24 one end of fiber waveguide device connects above-mentioned cam lens group 22, and the other end connects above-mentioned camera body 26, and the fiber waveguide device 24 is for the light that cam lens group 22 acquires to be transferred in camera body 26.Through the invention, it solves the problems, such as that the screen accounting of terminal can not be effectively improved present in the relevant technologies.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to a camera, camera equipment, a camera switching method, a camera switching device, a storage medium and an electronic device.
Background
At present, a front camera on a terminal (such as a smart phone) is arranged on the side of a receiver above the terminal, so that the screen is difficult to expand upwards. The improvement of the screen occupation ratio is an important development trend of the terminal, the high screen occupation ratio can better meet the visual and attractive requirements of users on the terminal, and the market competitiveness of terminal products can be remarkably improved. An important factor influencing the improvement of the screen occupation ratio is the layout of a front camera of the terminal, so how to solve the problem of the layout of the camera and the improvement of the screen occupation ratio is a problem which needs to be solved urgently.
In order to reduce the occupied area of the camera on the upper receiver side of the terminal, the camera layout scheme adopted in the related technology is to adjust the front camera to one side of the lower microphone of the mobile phone, but the resulting self-photographing angle is not proper, and the problem of larger chin is caused.
Aiming at the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related technology, an effective solution is not provided at present.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a camera, a camera device, a camera switching method, a camera switching device, a storage medium and an electronic device, and at least solves the problem that the screen occupation ratio of a terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related technology.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a camera including: camera lens group, optical waveguide device and camera main part, wherein, optical waveguide device one end with camera lens group sets up relatively, the other end with camera main part sets up relatively, optical waveguide device be used for with the light transmission that camera lens group gathered extremely in the camera main part.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an image pickup apparatus including a display panel and the camera described in the above embodiment, wherein the camera main body is located below the display panel.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a camera switching method applied to the imaging apparatus in the foregoing embodiment, including: receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body is disposed on a back surface of the image pickup apparatus; and switching the type of the camera main body according to the switching instruction, wherein the type of the camera main body comprises a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a camera switching device applied to the image pickup apparatus according to the above embodiment, including: the receiving module is used for receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body is arranged on the back of the camera equipment; and the switching module is used for switching the type of the camera main body according to the switching instruction, wherein the type of the camera main body comprises a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a storage medium having a computer program stored therein, wherein the computer program is arranged to perform the steps of the above-mentioned method embodiments when executed.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, the memory having a computer program stored therein, the processor being configured to execute the computer program to perform the steps in the above method embodiments.
According to the invention, the camera lens group and the optical waveguide device are introduced into the camera, so that the direction of imaging light of the camera is changed, the camera main body is not required to be arranged on the front end surface of the terminal, the screen occupation ratio of the terminal is effectively improved, and the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related technology is solved.
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fig. 1 is a schematic view of a camera layout in the related art;
fig. 2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first arrangement of cameras according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a light direction of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second arrangement of cameras according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a second arrangement of cameras according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic view of an optical waveguide device in a state of being overlaid on a camera head main body according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic view of an optical waveguide device not covering a camera body according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a front shooting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a rear shooting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a third arrangement of cameras according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a fourth arrangement of cameras according to an embodiment of the invention;
fig. 13 is a flowchart of a camera switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 14 is a block diagram of a configuration of a camera switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The invention will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.
First, a layout scheme of a camera in a terminal in the related art is described (fig. 1 is a front camera layout of a mobile phone as an example, fig. 1 is a left side view of the mobile phone, that is, a view seen from a side of the mobile phone where a volume key or an on-off key is provided, and fig. 3 to 5, which will be described later, and fig. 11 to 12 are also left side views):
fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the arrangement of the front camera of the mobile phone. The camera comprises a camera body, a camera lens, a display panel and D1, wherein the camera body, the camera lens and the display panel are arranged in sequence, and the D1 is the distance from the edge of the camera lens to the edge of the camera body. Because the camera main part is about 7x7mm, the lens bore is about 1mm, preliminary estimate:
D1＝7/2+1/2＝4mm
as can be seen from fig. 1, in the current layout of cameras on a terminal, the space along the optical axis direction is greatly limited due to the limitation of the thickness of the terminal, and it is difficult to satisfy the space required for the lens micro zoom. By applying the scheme in the embodiment of the invention, the influence of the front camera on the screen occupation ratio can be obviously reduced, and a more competitive terminal is designed. By applying the scheme in the embodiment of the invention, a larger longitudinal space along the view finding direction can be provided for the terminal camera, so that a foundation is laid for the implementation of the miniature zoom lens on the terminal. The following examples illustrate the invention:
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In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the camera includes a camera lens group 22, an optical waveguide device 24 and a camera body 26, wherein one end of the optical waveguide device 24 is disposed opposite to the camera lens group 22, and the other end is disposed opposite to the camera body 26, and the optical waveguide device 24 is configured to transmit light collected by the camera lens group 22 into the camera body 26.
In the above embodiment, the optical waveguide device 24 may be provided as a slidable device, or may be provided as an immovable device, and when the optical waveguide device 24 is not slidable, one end of the optical waveguide device 24 is connected to the camera lens group 22, and the other end is connected to the camera body 26. Through the embodiment, the camera lens group 22 and the optical waveguide device 24 are introduced into the camera, so that the direction of imaging light of the camera is changed, the camera main body 26 does not need to be arranged on the front end surface of the terminal, the screen occupation ratio of the terminal is effectively improved, and the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related art is solved.
Fig. 3 is a layout diagram of the camera according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein, r is an optical waveguide sheet (corresponding to the optical waveguide device 24) and (c) is a lens group (corresponding to the camera lens group 22). If the aperture of the lens group is 1mm, i.e., D2 is 1mm, and D1-D2 is 4mm-1mm is 3mm, i.e., compared to the camera layout scheme in the related art shown in fig. 1, by using the camera layout scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, the display panel can be closer to the upper edge of the mobile phone (reduced from 4mm from the upper edge to 1mm from the upper edge) compared to fig. 1, and the corresponding length of the display screen can be increased by 3 mm. It should be understood that the camera body 7x7mm illustrated in fig. 3, and the lens size 1mm are exemplary data, which may vary in practical applications.
In an alternative embodiment, the plane of the optical waveguide device 24 connecting the camera body 26 is perpendicular to the light entering direction of the camera lens group 22; alternatively, the plane on which the optical waveguide device 24 connects the camera body 26 is parallel to the light entering direction of the camera lens group 22. In the layout described in fig. 3, the plane of the optical waveguide device 24 connecting the camera body 26 is perpendicular to the light entering direction of the camera lens group 22, and in the case of parallel, it is necessary to use a mirror to transmit light.
In an alternative embodiment, the optical waveguide device 24 is provided with a first grating and a second grating, wherein when the plane of the optical waveguide device 24 connecting the camera body 26 is perpendicular to the light entering direction of the camera lens group 22, the first grating is arranged at a position in the optical waveguide device 24 opposite to the camera lens group 22, and when the plane of the optical waveguide device 24 connecting the camera body 26 is parallel to the light entering direction of the camera lens group 22, the first grating is arranged at a side of the optical waveguide device 24 away from the camera body 26; the second grating is provided in the optical waveguide device 24 at a position facing the lens of the camera body 26. The position of the grating and the working principle of the grating are explained in the following with the embodiments:
in an alternative embodiment, the positional relationship among the camera lens group (corresponding to the camera lens group 22), the camera body (corresponding to the camera body 26), and the optical waveguide device (corresponding to the optical waveguide device 24) may be various, wherein when the plane connecting the optical waveguide device to the camera body is perpendicular to the light entering direction of the camera lens group, and when the camera lens group and the camera body are located on the same side of the optical waveguide device, the first grating and the second grating are located on the same side of the optical waveguide device, and the side where the first grating and the second grating are located is a side of the optical waveguide device that is away from the position where the camera lens group and the camera body are located; when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is perpendicular to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group, and when the camera lens group and the camera body are positioned on different sides of the optical waveguide device, the first grating and the second grating are arranged on different sides in the optical waveguide device, the side where the first grating is positioned is the side, away from the camera lens group, in the optical waveguide device, and the side where the second grating is positioned is the side, away from the camera body, in the optical waveguide device; when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is parallel to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group, the second grating is positioned on one surface, far away from the camera body, of the optical waveguide device.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the light direction of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, light emitted from a shooting target is converted into parallel light through a lens group (c), and reaches a holographic grating a (corresponding to the first grating) of an optical waveguide sheet (c), the diffraction effect of the holographic grating can change the transmission direction of the parallel light, so as to satisfy the total reflection condition, the parallel light propagates along the waveguide sheet without loss, when the parallel light reaches a holographic grating B (corresponding to the second grating), the total reflection condition is destroyed, the parallel light is emitted from the optical waveguide device, and reaches a camera lens (corresponding to the camera body 26), and the camera lens (c) forms the light into an image on a photosensitive device of the camera. (the optical waveguide sheet (c) includes gratings (a, B) and is a single component). As shown in fig. 4, the camera in the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a view-finding lens group (including a single lens and multiple lenses) (corresponding to the lens group (i.e., the above-mentioned camera lens group 22) in fig. 4), an optical waveguide (corresponding to the lens group (i.e., the grating a, the grating B) in fig. 4), a camera lens (corresponding to the lens group (i.e., the lens group) (corresponding to the lens group (B)) and other components. The light rays of the shooting target are converged through the view finding lens group to form parallel light rays containing image information, the light rays are incident from one end of the optical waveguide, are transmitted for a certain distance in the optical waveguide and are reflected out from the other end of the optical waveguide, the light rays are transmitted to the camera, and the light rays are converged by the camera lens to form images on the camera photosensitive piece. The target light of finding a view reaches the camera through devices such as a view finding lens and an optical waveguide, and the separation of the optical axis of the camera and the view finding optical axis is realized, so that great convenience is provided for the layout design of the camera and the view finding lens group on the electronic equipment.
Fig. 5 is a layout diagram of another camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, a camera lens (corresponding to the camera body 26) may be disposed on the back surface of the terminal, and light on the screen side of the terminal passes through a lens group (corresponding to the camera lens group 22 and the lens group (c)), an optical waveguide sheet (r), and enters the camera lens (c) (compared with fig. 3, the position of the grating B on the optical waveguide needs to be adjusted because the installation direction of the camera lens is different). The bottom view of fig. 5 can be referred to fig. 6 (fig. 6-10 are bottom views, for example, of a cellular phone, the bottom view being viewed from the back of the cellular phone).
In an optional embodiment, the camera further includes a connecting device and a mobile device, wherein one end of the connecting device is connected to the optical waveguide device 24, and the other end of the connecting device is connected to the mobile device; the moving device is used to move the optical waveguide device 24 through the connecting device.
In an alternative embodiment, the moving device includes a sliding screw and a micro motor, wherein the sliding screw is connected to the connecting device, and is used for driving the optical waveguide device 24 to move through the connecting device when the sliding screw moves; the micro motor is connected to the sliding screw rod and used for controlling the movement of the sliding screw rod. Optionally, the moving mode of the optical waveguide device includes one of the following: parallel movement and rotational movement. It should be noted that the sliding screw and the micro motor are only one example of a moving device, and other moving devices may be used to drive the optical waveguide device to move in practical applications. The following describes the present alternative embodiment by taking a slide screw and a micro motor as examples:
it should be noted that, in addition to the improvement of the screen occupation ratio, the layout shown in fig. 5 can be adopted to realize the functions of front-view, top-view, rear-view and the like of one camera through appropriate improvements (such as moving the optical waveguide). Thus, various types of cameras of the terminal can be realized by one camera. This can reduce the area of a camera in the terminal upper baseband layout, provide greater flexibility for the terminal overall layout scheme. The following description will be given by taking the camera type including a front camera and a rear camera as an example: as shown in fig. 7, wherein ⑦ is a fixing frame (corresponding to the connecting device described above) that connects the optical waveguide device (i.e., ④ in fig. 7) with the slide screw. ⑧ is a sliding screw rod, ⑨ is a micro motor and a speed reducer. The micro motor drives the screw rod to make the fixing frame slide and the optical waveguide device can be moved. When the optical waveguide covers the lens and the lens group of the camera, the function of the front camera is realized. The optical waveguide is moved away, and the function of a rear camera is realized when the camera lens is not covered. The optical waveguide of fig. 7 is in a state of being overlaid on a camera lens which is in a forward shooting function. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram after the optical waveguide device is removed, in which case the optical waveguide device does not cover the camera lens position, and this state belongs to the rear-view shooting function.
In addition, the micro motor, the sliding screw rod and the like listed in the embodiment of the invention are used for moving the optical waveguide device, so as to realize the functions of covering and uncovering the camera lens, and further realize the purpose of switching the functions of the terminal camera in forward shooting and backward shooting. Other types of moving devices, for example, electromagnets, can be used to move the optical waveguide. In practical applications, the optical waveguide may be moved manually. The above-mentioned manner of moving the optical waveguide device can adopt a translation manner and also can adopt a rotation manner, for example, fig. 9 and 10 show that the conversion of the camera function is realized by rotating the optical waveguide device, wherein fig. 9 is a front shooting mode, and fig. 10 is a rear shooting mode.
As stated above, when the plane of the optical waveguide device connecting the camera body is parallel to the light entering direction of the camera lens group, a reflector is needed to conduct light, and the reflector is explained below:
in an optional embodiment, the camera further includes a reflector, wherein the reflector is configured to connect to the camera lens group 22 at one end and connect to the optical waveguide device 24 at the other end when the plane of the optical waveguide device 24 connecting to the camera body 26 is parallel to the light incoming direction of the camera lens group 22, and the reflector is configured to vertically reflect the light collected by the camera lens group 22 onto the optical waveguide device 24. The above-described parallel case is explained below with reference to fig. 9:
the optical waveguide device has the characteristics of vertical deflection and transmission of image light, thin thickness and the like, as shown in fig. 11, the optical waveguide device is a camera layout mode, a larger space is provided for a view-finding lens due to the layout mode, and a zoom camera with higher requirement on the length in the direction of a view-finding optical axis can be used by the layout mode of the lens group (corresponding to the camera lens group 22), so that the shooting function of the terminal can be greatly improved. A right-angle mirror (corresponding to the above-described mirror). In this arrangement, the aperture of lens r may be made large, for example, 4-5mm, to obtain more light and enhance the effect of dark light shooting. The light rays of the shot target are converged to form parallel light rays through the zooming camera (R) and reach a right-angle reflector, the light rays are reflected and coupled by the reflector to enter a grating A of the optical waveguide (R), the parallel light rays change the trend immediately, the parallel light rays are reflected to enter a lens (II) of the camera (I) after reaching a grating B, and the light rays are imaged on a camera photosensitive sheet by the lens (II).
In addition, it should be noted that, because the parallel light can be propagated in the optical waveguide device without loss, the distance between the camera body and the camera lens group does not need to be fixed, and can be flexibly changed, which provides great convenience for the layout of the component devices near the terminal camera, that is, the distance between the camera lens group and the camera body is adjustable. As shown in fig. 12, a schematic diagram of a distance between the camera and the lens is drawn, wherein, the camera is a camera lens group, and the camera is a camera main body.
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In an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an image pickup apparatus including a display panel (corresponding to the third embodiment in fig. 3) and the camera described in the first embodiment, wherein the camera main body 26 is located below the display panel. In this embodiment, the camera lens group 22 and the optical waveguide device 24 are introduced into the camera, so that the direction of the imaging light of the camera is changed, and the camera main body 26 is not required to be arranged on the front end surface of the terminal, but arranged below the display panel, so that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal is effectively improved, and the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related art is solved.
In an alternative embodiment, the camera lens group is disposed at the front end or the top end of the image pickup apparatus, and fig. 3 and 5 are referred to for the case of being disposed at the front end, and fig. 11 is referred to for the case of being disposed at the top end.
In an alternative embodiment, in the case that the camera lens group 22 is disposed at the top end of the image pickup apparatus, the camera comprises a reflecting mirror, wherein one end of the reflecting mirror is connected to the camera lens group 22, and the other end of the reflecting mirror is connected to the optical waveguide device 24, for vertically reflecting the light collected by the camera lens group 22 onto the optical waveguide device 24. The arrangement of the mirrors can be seen in particular in fig. 11.
In an alternative embodiment, the above-mentioned image pickup apparatus includes one of: cell-phone, dull and stereotyped, wearable equipment.
EXAMPLE III
Fig. 13 is a flowchart of a camera switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be applied to the image pickup apparatus described in the second embodiment, and as shown in fig. 13, the flowchart includes the steps of:
step S1302 of receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body 26 is set on the back side of the image pickup apparatus;
in step S1304, the types of the camera main body 26 are switched according to the switching instruction, where the types of the camera main body 26 include a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
Among them, the above-described operations may be performed by the above-described image pickup apparatus. The switching instruction may be triggered by a user touching a key on the image capturing apparatus, or may be triggered according to some predetermined condition, for example, according to the intensity of light.
Through the embodiment, the camera lens group 22 and the optical waveguide device 24 are introduced into the camera, so that the direction of imaging light of the camera is changed, the camera main body 26 does not need to be arranged on the front end surface of the terminal, the screen occupation ratio of the terminal is effectively improved, and the problem that the screen occupation ratio of the terminal cannot be effectively improved in the related art is solved.
In an optional embodiment, switching the type of the camera body 26 according to the switching instruction includes one of: when the camera body 26 is used as a non-rear camera of the camera equipment, the optical waveguide device 24 is controlled to move away from the position covering the camera body 26 according to the switching instruction, so that the camera body 26 is converted into the rear camera of the camera equipment; when the camera body 26 is used as a rear camera of the image pickup apparatus, the optical waveguide device 24 is controlled to move to a position covering the camera body 26 according to the switching instruction, so that the camera body 26 is converted into a non-rear camera of the image pickup apparatus.
In an alternative embodiment, the movement of the optical waveguide device may be controlled by: and sending a moving instruction to a mobile device included in the camera so that the mobile device drives the optical waveguide device 24 to move, wherein the mobile device is connected with the optical waveguide device 24.
As can be seen from the foregoing description, the camera switching operation may be triggered by a user, and when the user uses the above-mentioned image capturing apparatus, the camera switching operation may be performed through the following steps, which are described below by taking a mobile phone as an example:
step 1, initializing the mobile phone, wherein the optical waveguide device does not cover the camera body, and the mobile phone is in a rear camera shooting state.
And 2, opening the application of the mobile phone camera by the user, clicking a photographing button, and photographing by using the rear camera.
And step 3, clicking a camera switching button by a user, and starting a shooting function of the front camera.
And 4, the mobile phone sends out an instruction to drive the motor to move the optical waveguide device to cover the mobile phone camera main body.
And 5, clicking a photographing function by a user, and photographing by using the front camera.
And 6, ending.
Example four
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but the former is a better implementation mode in many cases. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (e.g., ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.
In this embodiment, a camera switching device is further provided, and the device is used to implement the foregoing embodiments and preferred embodiments, and the description already made is omitted. As used below, the term "module" may be a combination of software and/or hardware that implements a predetermined function. Although the means described in the embodiments below are preferably implemented in software, an implementation in hardware, or a combination of software and hardware is also possible and contemplated.
Fig. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a camera switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be applied to the image pickup apparatus described in the second embodiment, and as shown in fig. 14, the device includes:
a receiving module 142 for receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body 26 is disposed on the back of the image pickup apparatus; and a switching module 144, connected to the receiving module 142, for switching the types of the camera body 26 according to the switching instruction, wherein the types of the camera body include a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
In an alternative embodiment, the switching module 144 includes one of the following: a first control unit configured to control the optical waveguide device 24 to move away from a position covering the camera body 26 according to a switching instruction when the camera body 26 is used as a non-rear camera of the image pickup apparatus, so that the camera body 26 is converted into a rear camera of the image pickup apparatus; and a second control unit for controlling the optical waveguide device 24 to move to a position covering the camera body 26 according to the switching instruction when the camera body 26 is used as a rear camera of the image pickup apparatus, so that the camera body 26 is converted into a non-rear camera of the image pickup apparatus.
In an alternative embodiment, the switching module 144 may control the movement of the optical waveguide device by: and sending a moving instruction to a mobile device included in the camera so that the mobile device drives the optical waveguide device 24 to move, wherein the mobile device is connected with the optical waveguide device 24.
It should be noted that, the above modules may be implemented by software or hardware, and for the latter, the following may be implemented, but not limited to: the modules are all positioned in the same processor; alternatively, the modules are respectively located in different processors in any combination.
EXAMPLE five
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a storage medium having a computer program stored therein, wherein the computer program is arranged to perform the steps of any of the above-mentioned method embodiments when executed.
Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for executing the steps of:
s1, receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body 26 is set on the back of the image pickup apparatus;
and S2, switching the types of the camera main body 26 according to the switching instruction, wherein the types of the camera main body 26 comprise a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
Optionally, in this embodiment, the storage medium may include, but is not limited to: various media capable of storing computer programs, such as a usb disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an electronic device, including a memory in which a computer program is stored and a processor configured to execute the computer program to perform the steps in any of the above method embodiments.
Optionally, the electronic apparatus may further include a transmission device and an input/output device, wherein the transmission device is connected to the processor, and the input/output device is connected to the processor.
Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor may be configured to execute the following steps by a computer program:
s1, receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body 26 is set on the back of the image pickup apparatus;
and S2, switching the types of the camera main body 26 according to the switching instruction, wherein the types of the camera main body 26 comprise a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
Optionally, the specific examples in this embodiment may refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and optional implementation manners, and this embodiment is not described herein again.
By the scheme in the embodiment of the invention, the following beneficial effects can be realized:
the occupied area of the camera on the display screen side of the terminal can be reduced, and the expansion of the screen occupation ratio of the terminal is facilitated;
one camera can be used for front-mounted shooting and rear-mounted shooting, so that the area occupied by the camera is reduced, and the problem of difficult terminal layout is solved;
a miniature zoom lens can be installed, and the shooting function of the terminal is further enhanced.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the modules or steps of the present invention described above may be implemented by a general purpose computing device, they may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices, and alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by a computing device, such that they may be stored in a storage device and executed by a computing device, and in some cases, the steps shown or described may be performed in an order different than that described herein, or they may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple ones of them may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A camera, comprising: a camera lens group, an optical waveguide device, and a camera main body, wherein,
one end of the optical waveguide device is opposite to the camera lens group, the other end of the optical waveguide device is opposite to the camera body, and the optical waveguide device is used for transmitting light collected by the camera lens group to the camera body.
2. The camera of claim 1,
the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is vertical to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group; or,
the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera main body is parallel to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group.
3. The camera according to claim 2, wherein a first grating and a second grating are provided in the optical waveguide device, wherein,
when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is perpendicular to the light entering direction of the camera lens group, the first grating is arranged in the optical waveguide device at a position opposite to the camera lens group, and when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is parallel to the light entering direction of the camera lens group, the first grating is arranged on one surface of the optical waveguide device far away from the camera body;
the second grating is arranged in the optical waveguide device at a position opposite to the lens on the camera body.
4. The camera of claim 3,
when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is perpendicular to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group, and when the camera lens group and the camera body are positioned on the same side of the optical waveguide device, the first grating and the second grating are arranged on the same side of the optical waveguide device, and the side where the first grating and the second grating are positioned is the side, deviating from the position where the camera lens group and the camera body are positioned, of the optical waveguide device;
when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is perpendicular to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group, and when the camera lens group and the camera body are positioned on different sides of the optical waveguide device, the first grating and the second grating are arranged on different sides in the optical waveguide device, the side where the first grating is positioned is the side, away from the camera lens group, in the optical waveguide device, and the side where the second grating is positioned is the side, away from the camera body, in the optical waveguide device;
when the plane of the optical waveguide device connected with the camera body is parallel to the light inlet direction of the camera lens group, the second grating is positioned on one surface, far away from the camera body, of the optical waveguide device.
5. The camera according to claim 2, further comprising a reflector, wherein the reflector is configured to connect the camera lens group at one end and connect the optical waveguide device at the other end when a plane of the optical waveguide device connecting the camera body is parallel to a light entering direction of the camera lens group, and the reflector is configured to vertically reflect light collected by the camera lens group onto the optical waveguide device.
6. The camera of claim 1, further comprising a connection device and a mobile device, wherein,
one end of the connecting device is connected with the optical waveguide device, and the other end of the connecting device is connected with the mobile equipment;
the moving device is used for moving the optical waveguide device through the connecting device.
7. The camera of claim 6, wherein said mobile device comprises a sliding lead screw and a micro-motor, wherein,
the sliding screw rod is connected to the connecting device and used for driving the optical waveguide device to move through the connecting device when the sliding screw rod moves;
the micro motor is connected to the sliding screw rod and used for controlling the movement of the sliding screw rod.
8. The camera according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the optical waveguide device is moved in a manner including one of:
parallel movement and rotational movement.
9. The camera of claim 1, wherein the camera lens group and the camera body are separated by a predetermined distance, and the distance between the camera lens group and the camera body is adjustable.
10. An image pickup apparatus comprising a display panel and the camera according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
the camera body is located below the display panel.
11. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the camera lens group is provided at a front end or a tip end of the image pickup apparatus.
12. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, wherein in a case where the camera lens group is provided at a top end of the image pickup apparatus, the camera includes a reflecting mirror, wherein one end of the reflecting mirror is connected to the camera lens group, and the other end thereof is connected to the optical waveguide device, for vertically reflecting the light collected by the camera lens group onto the optical waveguide device.
13. The image capturing apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the image capturing apparatus includes one of: cell-phone, dull and stereotyped, wearable equipment.
14. A camera switching method applied to the image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 13, comprising:
receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body is disposed on a back surface of the image pickup apparatus;
and switching the type of the camera main body according to the switching instruction, wherein the type of the camera main body comprises a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
15. The camera switching method according to claim 14, wherein switching the type of the camera body according to the switching instruction includes one of:
when the camera body is used as a non-rear camera of the camera equipment, the optical waveguide device is controlled to move away from a position covering the camera body according to the switching instruction, so that the camera body is converted into the rear camera of the camera equipment;
when the camera body is used as a rear camera of the camera equipment, the optical waveguide device is controlled to move to a position covering the camera body according to the switching instruction, so that the camera body is converted into a non-rear camera of the camera equipment.
16. The camera switching method according to claim 15, wherein the optical waveguide device is controlled to move by:
and sending a moving instruction to mobile equipment included in the camera so as to enable the mobile equipment to drive the optical waveguide device to move, wherein the mobile equipment is connected with the optical waveguide device.
17. A camera switching device, applied to the image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 13, comprising:
the receiving module is used for receiving a switching instruction when the camera main body is arranged on the back of the camera equipment;
and the switching module is used for switching the type of the camera main body according to the switching instruction, wherein the type of the camera main body comprises a rear camera and a non-rear camera.
18. The camera switching device of claim 17, wherein the switching module comprises one of:
a first control unit, configured to, when the camera body is used as a non-rear camera of the image pickup apparatus, control the optical waveguide device to move away from a position covering the camera body according to the switching instruction, so that the camera body is converted into a rear camera of the image pickup apparatus;
and the second control unit is used for controlling the optical waveguide device to move to a position covering the camera main body according to the switching instruction when the camera main body is used as a rear camera of the camera equipment, so that the camera main body is converted into a non-rear camera of the camera equipment.
19. A storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program is arranged to perform the method of any of claims 14 to 16 when executed.
20. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory has stored therein a computer program, and wherein the processor is arranged to execute the computer program to perform the method of any of claims 14 to 16.
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