Method and apparatus for illuminating camera subject
AssigneeTandy Corporation
InventorJoel C. Guskin
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for illuminating the suject being photographed by a camera by generating infrared light from an infrared light source and illuminating the subject with the infrared light. The source of infrared light is preferably mounted in or on the camera to shine on the face of a person being photographed.
Claims10
In an image transmitting camera of a type which is responsive to both visible light and infrared light, a method for reducing shadowing of the subject in the transmitted image comprising the steps of:
- generating infrared light;
- illuminating the subject with the infrared light, such illumination being in addition to any ambient lighting of the subject;
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- receiving the image at the camera in both the visual light and infrared frequency ranges;
- whereby any dificiencies in the illumination of the subject by ambient light may be compensated for and overcome by the infrared illumination.
In an image transmitting camera of the type which is responsive to both visible light and infrared light, apparatus for reducing shadowing of the subject in the transmitted image comprising:
- a source of infrared light;
- means for mounting the source of infrared light to illuminate the subject with the infrared light, such illumination being in addition to any ambient lighting of the subject;
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- means for receiving the image at the camera in both the visual light and infrared frequency ranges;
- whereby any deficiencies in the illumination of the subject by ambient light may be compensated for and overcome by the infrared illumination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.