ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,526,531, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Fast video capture and sensor adjustment" was invented by Peter Brook (Marina del Rey, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, devices, media, and instructions are described for fast video sensor adjustment. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically captures a first plurality of frames upon selection of an input button while sensors of the device are determining camera settings for the environment. The first plurality of frames are captured using different automatic bracketing settings. Once...