Abstract: A method may include determining whether an image area of an image capture device includes an image associated with a user/owner of the image capture device. Self-portrait optimization processing is performed when the image area includes an image associated with a user/owner. An image is captured based on the self-portrait optimization processing.

Abstract: A video telephony system includes an electronic device having communications circuitry to establish a communication with a second electronic device. The second electronic device may include an image generating device for generating a sequence of images of a user of the second electronic device. The first electronic device may receive the sequence of images as part of the communication. Based on the sequence of images, a lip reading module within the first electronic device analyzes changes in the second user's facial features to generate text corresponding to a communication portion of the second user. The text is then displayed on a display of the first electronic device so that the first user may follow along with the conversation in a text format without the need to employ a speaker telephone function. The sequence of images may be displayed with the text for enhanced video telephony.