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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Noriaki Wada, Hyogo, JP;
Yutaka Furukawa, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Wada, Hyogo, JP;
Yutaka Furukawa, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus capable of increasing the accuracy of detection of an outside flash of light. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that sequentially captures images using a CMOS-type image sensor, and a flash determination unit that determines the presence/absence of a flash based on the images captured by the imaging unit. The flash determination unit monitors an amount of change in the average luminance level of a predetermined region in the lower area of the screen in the images captured by the imaging unit, and determines the presence/absence of a flash based on the amount of change in the average luminance level.
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