SELECTING FOCUSING AREA BY GAZE DIRECTION

摘要

The invention discloses a method and a portable device for focusing an image in the device (10), which device (10) comprises; a first image recording arrangement (24a) for recording images or video sequences of an user (50) of the device (10); a second image recording arrangement (24b) comprising an autofocus arrangement for recording images or video sequences of the environment surrounding the device (10); and a display arrangement (22) for reproducing the recorded images or video sequences of the environment surrounding the device (10), which method comprises the step of: recording an image or video sequence of the environment by the second image recording arrangement (24b); obtaining a gazing direction of the user (50) from images or video sequences recorded by the first image recording arrangement (24a); selecting a focusing area in the image or video sequence reproduced by the display (22), depending on the obtained gazing direction; focusing the recorded image or video sequence of the environment surrounding the device (10) by means of the autofocus arrangement so that the object or objects within the focusing area becomes sharp.