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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Takeshi Tsukagoshi, Ome, JP;
Noriyasu Murata, Tachikawa, JP;
Hiroyasu Kitagawa, Fussa, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image pick-up apparatus, when an instruction of setting white balance is given by user's manual operation, a central region of a picked up image is set and further the central region of image is divided into plural regions of image. In each of the plural regions of image, RGB components are detected, and gain values of R and B components are calculated, which make these R and B components equivalent to G component. Further, when a variance of colors of the plural regions of image is less than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that a picture is taken with a color pattern set at the center of viewing angle, an average of gain values set for the plural regions of image is calculated and the average is supplied to a gain controlling unitto be applied to an image signal.