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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1998
Takao Miyazaki, Asaka, JP;
Kiyotaka Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Hyodo, Asaka, JP;
Mikio Watanabe, Asaka, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A digital camera and an image processing method in the digital camera, which make it possible to easily obtain interesting and unexpected images applied with special effects. An imaging system images a subject and converting a subject image into unaltered image data representing an unaltered image of the subject. Then, a special effect selector, which is provided with a random number generator generating a random number, selects one special effect from a plurality of special effects in accordance with the random number. A special effect image processor image-processes the unaltered image data under the special effect selected by the special effect selector so as to obtain special effect image data representing a special effect image. The special effect image data is recorded into an external memory, or sent to an external printer through a communication interface.