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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Ryuichi Shiohara, Nagano, JP;
Ryohei Ito, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Ryuichi Shiohara, Nagano, JP;
Ryohei Ito, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control method of a digital camera includes: displaying a moving image on a screen based on charges stored in an image sensor by an electronic shutter with a shutter curtain opened; detecting illuminance of the shutter curtain with the shutter curtain closed; setting a still image exposure period based on the detected illuminance of the shutter curtain; exposing the image sensor in the still image exposure period with the shutter curtain opened; and storing a still image in a recording medium based on the charges stored in the image sensor in the still image exposure period.