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US 12,513,413 · App. 18/136,325 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Shooting method and apparatus, and electronic device

Inventor: Jing Qiu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/76G06T7/70G06V20/10H04N5/272H04N23/62H04N23/695G06T2207/10032G06T2207/20212
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Patent No.
US 12,513,413
App. No.
18/136,325
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shooting method and apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The shooting method includes: acquiring a first starry sky image; determining a first planet in the first starry sky image according to a geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image; acquiring a magnitude brightness corresponding to the first planet; and adjusting a brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to a target time and the magnitude brightness, where the target time is a time at which the first starry sky image is acquired.

Claims (76)

1 . A shooting method, performed by an electronic device comprising a micro gimbal and a camera disposed on the micro gimbal, comprising:

acquiring a target rotation angle according to a target duration, wherein the target rotation angle is an angle of rotation of the earth within the target duration, and the target duration is a duration from receiving a shooting input by the electronic device to shooting an image by the camera;

receiving a first input of a user;

in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and acquire a first starry sky image by the camera;

determining a first planet in the first starry sky image according to a geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image;

acquiring a magnitude brightness corresponding to the first planet; and

adjusting a brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to a target time and the magnitude brightness,

wherein the target time is a time at which the first starry sky image is acquired.

2 . The shooting method according to claim 1 , wherein

in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle and acquiring the first stan-y sky image by the camera, comprises:

after the target duration is reached, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and shooting a first image by the camera;

repeating the rotating and shooting steps, obtaining a plurality of first images; and

aligning and synthesizing the plurality of first images into one target image to acquire the first starry sky image.

3 . The shooting method according to claim 1 , wherein before acquiring the first starry sky image, the method further comprises:

acquiring N starry sky images, wherein backgrounds of the N starry sky images are the same, and the N starry sky images are acquired by performing shooting at preset time intervals,

wherein acquiring the first starry sky image comprises:

acquiring a planet image of each starry sky image in the N starry sky images and coordinate information of each planet image in a corresponding starry sky image, to acquire N planet images and corresponding N pieces of coordinate information; and

synthesizing the corresponding N planet images into a target background to acquire the first starry sky image according to the N pieces of coordinate information, wherein the target background is a background of a target starry sky image in the N starry sky images.

4 . The shooting method according to claim 1 , further comprising acquiring M first starry sky images, wherein focuses of the M starry sky images are the same, and the M starry sky images are images acquired by the electronic device moving a preset distance at intervals; and

after adjusting the brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the target time and the magnitude brightness, the method further comprises:

playing the M starry sky images in a preset sequence within a preset duration, wherein the preset sequence is a sequence of starry sky images shot by the electronic device after moving a preset distance.

5 . The shooting method according to claim 1 , wherein after determining the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image, the method further comprises:

receiving a second input for the first planet; and

displaying, in response to the second input, planet information corresponding to the first planet.

6 . An electronic device, comprising:

a micro gimbal;

a camera disposed on the micro gimbal;

a memory storing a computer program; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a target rotation angle according to a target duration wherein the target rotation angle is an angle of rotation of the earth within the target duration and the target duration is a duration from receiving a shooting input by the electronic device to shooting an image by the camera;

receiving a first input of a user;

in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and acquire a first starry sky image by the camera;

determining a first planet in the first starry sky image according to a geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image;

acquiring a magnitude brightness corresponding to the first planet; and

adjusting a brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to a target time and the magnitude brightness,

wherein the target time is a time at which the first starry sky image is acquired.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 ,

wherein in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle and acquiring the first starry sky image by the camera, comprises:

after the target duration is reached, rotating to the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and shooting a first image by the camera;

repeating the rotating and shooting steps, obtaining a plurality of first images; and

aligning and synthesizing the plurality of first images into one target image to acquire the first starry sky image.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein before acquiring the first starry sky image, the operations further comprise:

acquiring N starry sky images, wherein backgrounds of the N starry sky images are the same, and the N starry sky images are acquired by performing shooting at preset time intervals,

wherein acquiring the first starry sky image comprises:

acquiring a planet image of each starry sky image in the N starry sky images and coordinate information of each planet image in a corresponding starry sky image, to acquire N planet images and corresponding N pieces of coordinate information; and

synthesizing the corresponding N planet images into a target background to acquire the first starry sky image according to the N pieces of coordinate information, wherein the target background is a background of a target starry sky image in the N starry sky images.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , further comprising acquiring M first starry sky images, wherein focuses of the M starry sky images are the same, and the M starry sky images are images acquired by the electronic device moving a preset distance at intervals; and

after adjusting the brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the target time and the magnitude brightness, the operations further comprise:

playing the M starry sky images in a preset sequence within a preset duration, wherein the preset sequence is a sequence of starry sky images shot by the electronic device after moving a preset distance.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein after determining the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image, the operations further comprise:

receiving a second input for the first planet; and

displaying, in response to the second input, planet information corresponding to the first planet.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of an electronic device comprising a micro gimbal and a camera disposed on the micro gimbal, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a target rotation angle according to a target duration, wherein the target rotation angle is an angle of rotation of the earth within the target duration, and the target duration is a duration from receiving a shooting input by the electronic device to shooting an image by the camera;

receiving a first input of a user;

in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and acquire a first starry sky image by the camera;

determining a first planet in the first starry sky image according to a geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image;

acquiring a magnitude brightness corresponding to the first planet; and

adjusting a brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to a target time and the magnitude brightness,

wherein the target time is a time at which the first stan-y sky image is acquired.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein

in response to the first input, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle and acquiring the first starry sky image by the camera, comprises:

after the target duration is reached, rotating the micro gimbal according to the target rotation angle by the micro gimbal and shooting a first image by the camera;

repeating the rotating and shooting steps, obtaining a plurality of first images; and

aligning and synthesizing the plurality of first images into one target image to acquire the first starry sky image.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein before acquiring the first starry sky image, the operations further comprise:

acquiring N starry sky images, wherein backgrounds of the N starry sky images are the same, and the N starry sky images are acquired by performing shooting at preset time intervals,

wherein acquiring the first starry sky image comprises:

acquiring a planet image of each starry sky image in the N starry sky images and coordinate information of each planet image in a corresponding starry sky image, to acquire N planet images and corresponding N pieces of coordinate information; and

synthesizing the corresponding N planet images into a target background to acquire the first starry sky image according to the N pieces of coordinate information, wherein the target background is a background of a target starry sky image in the N starry sky images.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprises acquiring M first starry sky images, focuses of the M starry sky images are the same, and the M starry sky images are images acquired by the electronic device moving a preset distance at intervals; and

after adjusting the brightness of the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the target time and the magnitude brightness, the operations further comprise:

playing the M starry sky images in a preset sequence within a preset duration, wherein the preset sequence is a sequence of starry sky images shot by the electronic device after moving a preset distance.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein after determining the first planet in the first starry sky image according to the geographical location of the electronic device or recognition of the first starry sky image, the operations further comprise:

receiving a second input for the first planet; and

displaying, in response to the second input, planet information corresponding to the first planet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: QIU, JING
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011135834.5 · Oct 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021125367 · Oct 21, 2021
Related Publication 20230345133A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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