Abstract: A method and system for minimizing the effects of image motion in still cameras is provided. In one embodiment, a method of capturing an image in a digital camera is presented. The method includes calculating a sharpness value related to an image input. The method also includes evaluating the sharpness value to determine image motion. The method further includes capturing a next image input data from the image input responsive to evaluating the sharpness value.

Abstract: A technique for imaging involves wavefront coded optics and multiple filters. In a non-limiting embodiment, a system developed according to the technique includes wavefront coded optics and a multi-filter image processor. In alternative embodiments, imaging optics may come before wavefront coded optics or vice versa. In another non-limiting embodiment, a method according to the technique includes selecting a focus distance, wavefront encoding light reflected from or emitted by an object, converting the light to a spatially blurred image, and processing the spatially blurred image using a filter associated with the selected focus distance.