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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1997
Hideo Hibino, Yamato, JP;
Kazuyuki Kazami, Tokyo, JP;
Norikazu Yokonuma, Tokyo, JP;
Hisashi Okutsu, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film image reading apparatus and method which more quickly reads images from a cartridge of developed film for production of thumbnail images which are displayed on a monitor. The apparatus reads a first image from the film cartridge using imaging condition values associated with each frame image. These imaging condition values include photographic information such as, exposure value, white balance value and focus adjustment. In the event that the first or current image being read by the apparatus is the start of a series of photographic images, the film image reading apparatus will set the exposure value, the white balance value and the focus adjustment only once for the entire series. The remaining images of the series are then read using the imaging condition values of the first image of the series. In this manner, these imaging condition values are not reset for each image and time is saved in reading the series of images from the film.