Lens module and portable photography device
US9547218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0589
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is portable photography device capable of appropriately control an on/off state of a light source during photography, and reliably carrying out photography by a camera of a portable terminal when the light source is on. The portable photography device includes a smartphone with a camera, and a lens module including LEDs, having different wavelengths, a conversion lens, and light source control unit. The smartphone includes light on/off detection unit that detects the on/off state of each of the LEDs, photography control unit that controls photography by the camera, and display control unit that associates a photographed image taken by the camera with the LEDs, for display on the screen of the smartphone. As a result, it is possible to appropriately control the on/off state of the LEDs, during carrying out photography and reliably photographing skin with the camera of the smartphone.
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