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| 8121472 | Signal measurements employed to affect photographic parameters Subject matter disclosed herein relates to setting photographic parameters based, at least in part, on signal measurements, such as, for example, without limitation, position of the Sun. Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise the follo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7907841 | Camera, camera system and light emission controlling method A camera includes: a light emission unit that emits illumination light; an amount of emitted light control unit that, during photography using the illumination light, controls the amount of illumination light to be emitted during photography based upon the amount of... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7460780 | System and method for image capturing An exposure parameter is determined based on an illumination condition by calculating a red divided by green (R/G) value, calculating a blue divided by green (B/G) value, and comparing the R/G and B/G values to a predetermined auto-white balancing map to determine t... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7362476 | Apparatus for correcting solid-state electronic image sensing device A CCD is such that a single image sensing area is produced by performing exposure four times in four areas. Four correction circuits are provided in association with respective ones of the four areas. Four items of image data obtained based upon respective ones of t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348993 | System and method for obtaining accurate image content A method and system for allowing a computer system platform the ability to create image content is provided. Captured image data of an original image is received and information corresponding to colorimetric points is measured. Automatic determinations are made as t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346275 | Camera, process for reconstructing an image information, and process for calibrating an image information A camera is provided with media for creating a light signal with at least one of known spectral intensity distribution, chromaticity coordinates and brightness detectable by recording medium positionable within the camera. Processes for reconstructing and calibratin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7206072 | Light source type discriminating method, image forming method, method and apparatus for estimating light source energy distribution, and exposure amount determining method The discriminating method utilizes first to third sensors respectively having spectral sensitivities corresponding to three primary colors and a fourth sensor having a spectral sensitivity that does not overlap the spectral sensitivities corresponding to the three p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7106372 | Method and apparatus for programmable color balance in an image sensor An integrated circuit including a pixel sensor array having a set of pixel sensors arranged in a set of rows and a set of columns, the set of pixel sensors having a set of first color pixel sensors, a set of second color pixel sensors, and a set of third color pixel... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102675 | Photoelectric conversion device, focus detection device, method of controlling these devices, and storage medium An object of this invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion device which can always appropriately perform charge accumulation independently of the luminance levels of objects, can read out an image signal by effectively using the dynamic range, can attain a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6992709 | Method and apparatus for high-speed broadband illuminant discrimination An apparatus for determining a type of an illuminant including a spectrum diffraction unit and a sensor coupled to the spectrum diffraction unit. An illuminant discrimination unit is coupled to the sensor and configured to receive a set of signals representative of ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6967720 | Multi-screen spectroscopic imaging device A split-screen spectroscopic imaging apparatus including a fiber optic plate having a light receiving end face on which the photogenic subject is primarily focused by an objective lens and a light emitting end face to which the primarily focused image is transmitted... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952225 | Method and apparatus for automatic white balance adjustment based upon light source type An image-capturing EV is obtained when a shutter button is half pressed, and whether to flash an electronic flash for a subject of low luminance is determined according to the image-capturing EV. If it is determined that the electronic flash should be flashed for th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6940556 | Electronic still camera and information recording appartus An electronic still camera is provided with a photographic image capturing device that outputs image data by capturing a subject image passing through a taking lens, an analytic image capturing device provided at a position adjacent to the position that is conjugate... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6909463 | Camera having verification display and white-compensator and imaging method In a camera and method, a white-compensator propagates neutral light at a preset color temperature independent of a displayed electronic image. The camera has a body and an electronic imager disposed in the body. The imager generates an electronic image responsive t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6734895 | Digital camera and recording medium A digital camera has a mounting part to mount a shooting lens or other optical equipment, and includes a mode switch that changes between a mode that shoots using the shooting lens and a mode that shoots using the other equipment. The camera includes an information ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6597869 | Image pickup apparatus provided with a flash device When a stop aperture formed by a shutter blade has reached a diameter corresponding to a predetermined f-number, a flash light is emitted and an exposure is performed with the flash light. Successively, the diameter of the stop aperture is gradually incre... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6567617 | Photometry device with light and colorimetric sensors A photometry device for a camera is provided with a normal light sensor, an exposure amount determining system, a plurality of colorimetric sensors that detect a color of the object using light passed through a photographing lens of the camera. The calori... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6556788 | Photometry device A photometry device for a camera has a normal light metering system and a plurality of light metering systems having different spectral sensitivity characteristics. An exposure amount of an object is determined in accordance with an output of the normal l... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6535693 | Photometry device A photometry device for a camera, includes a normal light sensor having spectral sensitivity characteristics close to visual sensitivity characteristics, a plurality of colorimetric sensors having spectral sensitivity characteristics that are different fr... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6510284 | Photometry device for a camera including external light sensor A photometry device for a camera is provided with a normal light sensor having spectral sensitivity characteristics close to visual sensitivity characteristics, a plurality of colorimetric sensors having spectral sensitivity characteristics that are diffe... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6507709 | Photometry device A photometry device for a camera includes a normal light metering system having spectral sensitivity characteristics close to visual sensitivity characteristics, and a plurality of light metering systems having spectral sensitivity characteristics that ar... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505002 | Camera that displays predominant color multi-color scene and/or multi-color captured image of scene A camera and method are usable for capturing multicolor images of multicolor scenes. The camera has a color detector determining from the multicolor scene and/or a captured multicolor image of the scene, a predominant color in the captured image and/or mu... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6487372 | Photometry device A photometry device has a normal light photometry sensor and a external light sensor. The normal light photometry sensor performs photometry with respect to an object. The external light sensor performs photometry with respect color components of the exte... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6445886 | Photometry device of a camera A device includes a photometry element for photometrically measuring object light while dividing the object light into a plurality of color components, and an exposure controller for calculating an exposure control value on the basis of a plurality of pho... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6424809 | Image signal reading operation control device An image signal reading operation control device has an electro-developing recording medium to electronically develop an image formed by a photographing optical system. The image is read out by a line sensor with the electro-developing recording medium be... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6343190 | White balance adjusting device A white balance adjusting device mounted in an electro-developing type camera in which an electro-developing recording medium, which electronically develops an image formed thereon, is used. A mask member, in which first and second color filters are provi... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6301442 | Optical instrument and image photographic method A lens-fitted photo film unit for photographing an object includes a flash charger button as mode selector, which designates a selected one of a flashless mode and a flashing mode. An exposure aperture forms a color image by object light from the object. ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6215962 | Illumination detecting camera A camera is provided which has an optical sensor which can respond to natural, artificial light, and a combination by bandpass filtering or spectrum diffraction and electronic processing to allow compensation for color differences in an image taken by the... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6201932 | Camera used with light source type detecting circuit The present invention relates to a camera capable of making a decision as to the kind of illumination light source and recording information indicative of the result of the decision on a magnetic recording part of a film. In the camera provided according ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6175693 | Camera provided with photometry device A camera is provided with a photometry device that is used to detect a brightness of an object, a colorimetry device that detects a color of the object, and a controller that determines an exposure value in accordance with output of the photometry device.... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6167200 | Exposure operation mechanism of camera A mechanism, of a camera, to let an exposure operation be performed with a higher precision in a shorter time. The mechanism includes: a first device for taking an image of a region to be photographed and for outputting image information; a second device ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6094539 | White balance adjusting device A white balance adjusting device mounted in an electro-developing type camera in which an electro-developing recording medium, which electronically develops an image formed thereon, is used. A mask member, in which first and second color filters are provi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6070018 | Camera with color data display A camera is provided in which light entering from an object field through a shooting lens is reflected by reflective mirror, and an image is formed on a focusing screen. The light that forms the image is reflected in a pentaprism, and forms an image on an... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6021279 | Colorimetric device for use in a camera A colorimetric device, particularly suitable for a camera, that provides reliable color data so that a subject field is photographed with appropriate color balance. A CPU reads out sensor data DB, DR corresponding to red (R) and blue... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5987265 | Photometry device of camera A photometry device of a camera has a photometry circuit which measures the luminance value of the object field, a colorimetry circuit which measures the color balance of the object field, and a scene discrimination unit which discriminates the scene on t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5978606 | Photometric device and a light receiving section for use in a photometric device A photometric device is provided with a light receiving section including a diffusing member which has a spherical diffusing surface to diffuse incident light to provide a predetermined oblique incidence angle characteristics, and a plurality of light rec... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5937221 | Electro-developing type camera An electro-developing recording medium has a plurality of recording areas for recording R, G and B color images. The exposure operation is performed so that the aperture value and the basic exposure time are determined. The R/G signal and the B/G signal o... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5883474 | Strobe dimmer of which the luminous intensity and color temperature are controllable A strobe dimmer of which the luminous intensity and color temperature are respectively controllable comprises: a fourfold-voltage rectifier circuit(1) having two twofold-voltage rectifier circuits(11,12) for rectifying an input voltage to twofold or fourf... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5799216 | Scene intensity measuring and illumination source detection apparatus Scene intensity measuring and illumination source detection apparatus for determining scene illuminant and appropriate exposure settings for an image capture device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a diffractive optical element including an off-axis s... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5749002 | Chromatic balancer for flash cameras A chromatic balancer determines an optimal chromatic balance between strobe illumination and light illumination during balance synchro photography. A photometric detector measures the amount of light from one or more regions in the scene to be photographe... | 05/05/1998 |
