METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCREEN IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE METHOD Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC H04N23/45 

FIELD: cameras; image display.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of providing an image on the screen of an electronic device, including a plurality of cameras having different viewing angles. The technical result is to reduce the time required to switch between cameras and reduce heat generation by providing an image on the preview screen associated with camera selection. To do this, the electronic device has a housing; a first camera having a first viewing angle; a second camera having a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle; a touch screen and a processor. The processor is configured to: based on the photographing direction of the first camera and the photographing direction of the second camera, which are essentially the same, to activate the first camera; displaying the first image acquired by the first camera on a display; obtaining a second image by cropping the first image according to the second viewing angle in response to receiving the first input event; display the second image on the display; activate the second camera in response to receiving the second input event and display on the display the third image obtained by the second camera.

EFFECT: reduction of the time required to switch between cameras and reduction of heat generation by providing an image on the preview screen associated with camera selection.

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