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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
Bruce Harold Pillman, Rochester, NY (US);
John Norvold Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Robert Paul Cloutier, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Richard Bruce Wheeler, Webster, NY (US);
Bruce Harold Pillman, Rochester, NY (US);
John Norvold Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Robert Paul Cloutier, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Richard Bruce Wheeler, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for capturing an improved archival image using an electronic image capture device having a flash, comprising: capturing at least two preview images of a scene at different capture times using the image capture device; determining a scene brightness; using a processor to analyze the captured preview images to determine a motion velocity for the scene; determining a flash exposure setting and an ambient exposure setting responsive to a ratio between the determined scene brightness and the determined motion velocity; and capturing an archival image using the determined flash exposure setting and the determined ambient exposure setting.