Photography method that protects against photographer error
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAmy E. Battles
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Abstract
A camera takes two photographs for a single actuation of its shutter release. One of the photographs uses the camera settings specified by the user, and the other photograph uses camera settings automatically selected by the camera. The taking of the second photograph may optionally be disabled by the camera user. The taking of the second photograph may optionally occur only if the user-specified settings differ, or differ significantly from the automatically-determined settings. The camera may optionally be a digital camera.
Claims26
A method of photography, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an indication that a photograph is to be taken;
- taking a fat photograph, using user-specified camera settings, in response to the indication that a photograph is to be taken;
- determining a set of automatic camera settings;
- and
- taking a second photograph, using the automatic camera settings, in response to the same indication that a photograph is to be taken.
A camera, comprising:
- a) user controls by which a user of the camera specifies camera settings;
- and
- b) a control unit that receives input from the user controls, and causes the camera to;
- detect an indication that a photograph is to be taken;
- take a first photograph, using user-specified camera settings, in response to the indication that a photograph is to be taken;
- determine a set of automatic camera settings;
- and
- take a second photograph, using the automatic camera settings, in response to the same indication that a photograph is to be taken.
A camera that takes two photographs in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken, one of the photographs being taken using user-specified camera settings, and the other photograph being taken using camera settings selected automatically by the camera.
A camera that, in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken,
- takes a photograph using user-specified camera settings;
- determines a sot of automatic camera settings;
- and
- takes a photograph using the automatic camera settings when the user-specified camera settings and the automatic camera settings differ.
A camera that, in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken,
- takes a photograph using user-specified camera settings;
- determines a set of automatic camera settings;
- and
- takes a photograph using the automatic camera settings when the user specified camera settings and the automatic camera settings differ significantly.
A method of photography comprising taking two photographs in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken, one of the photographs being taken using user-specified camera settings, and the other photograph being taken using camera settings selected automatically by the camera.
A method of photography comprising, in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken:
- taking a photograph using user-specified camera settings;
- determining a set of automatic camera settings;
- and
- taking a photograph using the automatic camera settings when the user-specified camera settings and the automatic camera settings differ.
A method of photography comprising, in response to a single indication that a photograph is to be taken:
- taking a photograph using user-specified camera settings;
- determining a set of automatic camera settings;
- and
- taking a photograph using the automatic camera settings when the user-specified camera settings and the automatic camera settings differ significantly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.