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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Soichiro Nakao, Asaka, JP;
Toshiharu Ueno, Asaka, JP;
Takao Nakanishi, Asaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/222 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.