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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Hidehiko Aoyagi, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hidehiko Aoyagi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera includes: a light emission unit that emits illumination light; an amount of emitted light control unit that, during photography using the illumination light, controls the amount of illumination light to be emitted during photography based upon the amount of light reflected back from the photographic subject during a preliminary emission of light; and a color temperature control unit that controls the color temperature of the illumination light during the preliminary light emission, based upon color information for ambient light.