System and apparatus for accomodating user preferences in reproduced images

Photographic system for producing photographic prints with image characteristics incorporating a camera user's preferences, the system comprising:

• a user-interactive station having means for presenting user selectable images with progressively different color balance characteristics from which the user may select an image having color balance characteristics representing the user's preference in reproduced prints and having means for generating image preference data representative of said user-selected preferences in color balance characteristics;
• means for outputting said image preference data to storage means in a photographic camera;
• camera means for capturing scene images on photographic film and including data storage and recording means for storing said preference data from the user-interactive station and for recording the data onto the photographic film;
• and printer means for producing positive prints from said film images and including means for reading the preference data from the film and for controlling the printing process in accordance with the image preference data.

Photographic scene image capture and reproducing system for reproducing images of captured scenes in which the reproduced image incorporates color balance adjustment in accordance with a user's viewing preference, the system comprising:

• camera apparatus for capturing an image of a scene, the apparatus having data input and storage means;
• a user-interactive station including
• (a) means for presenting a sequence of user selectable images having progressively different color balance characteristics,
• (b) means operable by the user for selecting an image having a preferred color balance characteristic and
• (c) means for generating data representing the user's color balance preference in reproduced images;
• means for transferring said image preference data to said image capture apparatus for storage therein;
• and
• image reproducing means for receiving image information and said image preference data and for producing positive images with adjusted color balance characteristics in accordance with said image preference data.