• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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• v.50 no.9
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• pp.447-453
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• 2001

In this paper, a new auto-focusing algorithm for digital cameras is proposed. One of the primary concerns of digital image processing is to increase image quality, and the most important factor for degrading the images is the blurring effect due to inexact focusing. The blurring effect occurs when the focusing lens is located on an unsuitable position. Therefore, focusing on an object should be proceeded before acquiring images. The proposed auto-focusing algorithm is MMDT(min-max difference threshold), and the performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by the use of the focus curve. It is shown that the proposed algorithm is superior to other previous auto-focusing algorithms in both the focus shape and computation time aspects. Especially, the improvement of the focus curve shape in both monotonousness and slope indicates that focusing can be done rapidly in comparison with other previous proposed algorithms.