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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hae-Sun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-Hyub Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Moon-Soo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong-Keun Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Joo-Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for acquiring an image in an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image using an image sensor that comprises a plurality of first pixels having a first exposure and a plurality of second pixels having a second exposure, determining a reference exposure value based on image information, adjusting at least one of the first exposure or the second exposure based on the reference exposure value, and acquiring a second image using the image sensor based on exposure control.