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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Po-Chieh Hung, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 ; H04N 5/247 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 ; H04N 5/247 ;
Abstract
A camera and a method of controlling the camera. The method includes the steps of: obtaining image signals from an image sensor by having the image sensor detect an image under a predetermined exposure amount; detecting luminance distribution condition of the image signals; and determining another exposure amount and a gradation characteristic for secondly obtaining image signals in relation to each other according to the previously detected luminance distribution condition.