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Real-time face-priority auto-focus and adaptive auto-exposure for digital and cell-phone cameras

Rahman, 2011

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5479109800352636102
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Rahman M
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Auto-focus (AF) and Auto Exposure (AE) are key features in consumer level digital and cell- phone cameras allowing users to focus automatically and set the exposure automatically. AF provides automatic focusing in order to get sharp images with no user intervention. AE is …
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