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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Mark Takita, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mark Takita, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus () for capturing an image () of a scene () includes an apparatus frame (), a capturing system (), and an illumination system (). The capturing system () captures the image (). The illumination system () can alternatively generate a first generated light beam (A) having a first color composition (A) and a second generated light beam (B) having a second color composition (B) that is different than the first color composition (A). The scene () can have a first lighting condition (A) or a second lighting condition (B) that is different than the first lighting condition (A). Further, the illumination system () generates the first generated light beam (A) when the scene () has the first lighting condition (A) and the illumination system () generates the second generated light beam (B) when the scene () has the second lighting condition (B). With this design, the color composition of the generated light beam (A) (B) can be tailored to suit the actual lighting condition (A) (B) of the scene ().