Camera having built-in flash light emitting device for improving picture quality and method thereof
US5649238A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0553
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera having a built-in first flash light emitting unit located directly above a photographic lens on the front surface of the camera body, and a second flash light emitting unit located at an upper corner of the front face of the camera body. The camera has autofocus capabilities, and reduces shadows created during close-up photography and reduces the "red eye" phenomenon created during far away photography through the control of each of the two flash light emitting units.
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