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AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Shimizu, Motoyuki Suzuki, Yasunobu Hashimoto, Tomonori Nomura, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa
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The present invention makes it possible to perform good illumination and obtain a good captured image when a plurality of users each having a camera-equipped portable information terminal device gather in the same place. A camera-equipped portable information terminal device is provided with: an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject; a first illumination means for illuminating the subject; a first communication unit that communicates with other portable information terminal devices; and a first control unit that controls the imaging unit and the first communication unit. The first control unit transmits a light emission instruction signal to the other portable information terminal devices via the first communication unit, and causes a second illumination means of each of the other portable information terminal devices to emit light in tandem with an imaging operation of the imaging unit.
A method for sending and receiving image data between a camera-equipped information terminal and one or more other information terminals, the camera-equipped information terminal comprising an imager configured to capture an image of a subject and generate image data, a transceiver configured to communicate with the one or more other information terminals, and a controller configured to control the transceiver, the method comprising:
A camera-equipped information terminal comprising:
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