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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Mark Takita, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mark Takita, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus () for providing an adjusted image () of a scene () includes an apparatus frame (), a flash system (), a capturing system (), and a control system (). The flash system () generates a flash of light () to illuminate the scene (). The capturing system () captures an original image () when the scene () is illuminated and a non-flash image () when the scene () is not illuminated. The original image () has an original color composition (A) and the non-flash image () has a non-flash color composition (A) that is different than the original color composition (A). The control system () evaluates the non-flash image () and the original image (). In one embodiment, the control system () provides the adjusted image () that is based on the non-flash image () and the original image (). A selected color composition () can be input into the control system () to adjust the color composition of the adjusted image ().