CPC G03B 17/17 (2013.01) [G02B 13/007 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
providing a folded camera that includes a lens module with a height HM and comprising a native aperture, an adaptive aperture (AA) located between the native aperture and an optical path folding element, and an AA forming mechanism, wherein the AA forming mechanism includes at least two pairs of blades and has a height HAA not larger than HM;
sensing a scene to be captured with the folded camera;
evaluating the sensed scene to determine ideal AA settings;
adjusting the adaptive aperture according to the ideal AA settings; and
capturing an image of the scene with the adjusted adaptive aperture.
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