Camera using preview image to select exposure
US10142536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital camera comprises an image sensor for providing initial sensor image data and final sensor image data; a lens for exposing the image of a scene onto the image sensor; an exposure control system for adjusting an exposure level of a final image on the image sensor in response to a scene type; and a processor for processing the initial sensor image data to select one of a plurality of scene types, and to process the final sensor image data in response to the scene type.
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