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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 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 image () of a scene () that is within a fluid () includes an apparatus frame (), a capturing system (), and a control system (). The capturing system () captures a captured image (A). The control system () adjusts a color content of the captured image (A) based on a clarity of the fluid (). The image capturing apparatus () can include a clarity sensor () that provides a clarity signal that corresponds to the clarity of the fluid () near the image capturing apparatus (). Moreover, the image capturing apparatus () can include an illumination system () that generates a generated light beam () that can be adjusted to compensate for the light that is attenuated by the fluid ().