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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Tsukasa Kirisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Toujou, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Tsukasa Kirisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Toujou, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging device that controls strobe emission for red-eye prevention includes a face detector configured to detect whether a face region is included in an image captured by the imaging device; a luminance detector configured to detect a luminance representing a brightness of an imaging environment; and a red-eye preventing emission controller configured to control strobe emission for red-eye prevention on the basis of face detection information detected by the face detector and luminance information detected by the luminance detector.