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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Tomohiko Kanzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Hamamura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiko Kanzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Hamamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/222 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital camera has an image-capturing device, an image processor, and a display. The image-capturing device creates a cleaning image which is used for pinpointing dust particles attached to an image sensor. The image processor creates an inverted cleaning image so that the top and bottom of a subject image provided on the image sensor match the top and bottom of a subject image included in the cleaning image. The display displays the inverted cleaning image.