Revised recapture camera and method

A photography method comprising the steps of:

• setting an archival capture unit of a camera to an initial capture configuration;
• capturing a scene as an archival image, with said archival capture unit;
• capturing an evaluation image concurrently with said capturing of said archival image;
• following said capturing, evaluating a plurality of parameters of said scene;
• matching said parameters to one or more of a plurality of suggested capture configurations to define a suggestion set;
• copying said evaluation image to provide a copy;
• modifying said copy in accordance with one of said suggested capture configurations of said suggestion set to provide a suggestion image;
• and
• showing said suggestion image;
• selectively repeating said copying, modifying, and showing steps for one or more others of said suggested capture configurations of said suggestion set;
• accepting user input designating one of said suggested capture configurations of said suggestion set as a selected capture configuration, said selected capture configuration being different than said initial capture configuration;
• and
• following said accepting, automatically resetting said camera to said selected capture configuration.

A camera comprising:

• a body;
• an archival capture unit disposed in said body, said archival capture unit capturing a light image as an archival image, said archival capture unit having a capture control system placeable in a plurality of different configurations, said capture control system altering said light image differently in each of said configurations;
• an evaluator disposed in said body, said evaluator assessing one or more parameters of said scene, after said capturing, to provide an assessment;
• a look-up table matching said assessment to one or more of a plurality of suggestions to define a suggestion set, said suggestions each being associated with a different one of said configurations;
• a display operatively connected to said look-up table, said display showing said suggestions of said suggestion set;
• a designator having a plurality of states, each said state being associated with one of said suggestions of said suggestion set, said designator switching between said states and selectively actuating to designate one of said suggestions of said suggestion set as a selected suggestion;
• and
• a drive unit operatively connected to said capture control system and said designator, said drive unit placing said capture control system in the respective said configuration associated with said selected suggestion, responsive to said actuating.

A camera comprising:

• a body;
• a capture system disposed in said body, said capture system having an archival capture unit capturing a light image as an archival image and an electronic capture unit capturing said light image as an original electronic image, said capture system having a capture control system placeable in a plurality of different configurations, said capture control system altering said light image differently in each of said configurations;
• memory disposed in said body, said memory storing said original electronic image;
• an evaluator disposed in said body, said evaluator assessing one or more parameters of said scene, after said capturing, to provide an assessment;
• a look-up table matching said assessment to one or more of a plurality of suggestions to define a suggestion set, said suggestions each being associated with a different one of said configurations;
• a controller generating suggestion images that combine said original electronic image and respective said suggestions of said suggestion set;
• a display operatively connected to said look-up table, said display showing said suggestion images;
• a designator having a plurality of states, each said state being associated with one of said suggestion images and the respective said suggestion, said designator switching between said states and selectively actuating to designate one of said suggestions as a selected suggestion;
• and
• a drive unit operatively connected to said capture control system and said designator, said drive unit placing said capture control system in the respective said configuration associated with said selected suggestion, responsive to said actuating.

A camera comprising:

• a body;
• a capture system disposed in said body, said capture system having an archival capture unit capturing a light image as an archival image and an electronic capture unit capturing said light image as an original electronic image, said capture system having a capture control system placeable in a plurality of different configurations, said capture control system altering said light image differently in each of said configurations;
• memory disposed in said body, said memory storing said original electronic image;
• an evaluator disposed in said body, said evaluator assessing one or more parameters of said scene, after said capturing, to provide an assessment;
• a look-up table matching said assessment to one or more of a plurality of suggestions to define a suggestion set, said suggestions each being associated with a different one of said configurations;
• a controller generating suggestion images that combine said original electronic image and respective said suggestions of said suggestion set;
• a user interface including a display operatively connected to said look-up table, said display showing said suggestion images;
• and
• a designator having a plurality of states, each said state being associated with one of said suggestion images and the respective said suggestion, said designator switching between said states and selectively actuating to designate one of said suggestions as a selected suggestion;
• wherein said controller monitors the configuration of said capture control system following said actuating of said designator.