Patent attributes
A method and apparatus for capturing stabilized digital video in a digital imaging device includes displaying a preview of a subject within a field of view of the imaging device in a user interface of the imaging device. A video comprising a sequence of images is captured, and a motion of the imaging device while capturing the digital video is detected. The subject in one or more images of the sequence of images is detected, and a location of the subject within the images is detected. A stabilized video is obtained by determining shift amounts for the sequence of images of the video taking into account the motion information and location of the subject within the images, obtaining a sequence of modified images by modifying the sequence of images of the video based at least on the shift amounts determined, and combining the modified images to obtain a stabilized video.
