Customizing a digital imaging device using preferred images

A method for customizing a digital imaging device for at least one particular user by storing at least one parameter in a programmable memory of the digital imaging device which controls at least one image processing operation of the digital imaging device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a default setting that can be used to control the at least one image processing operation;
• (b) displaying a plurality of images of the same scene having a corresponding plurality of different appearances and providing a corresponding plurality of parameter values;
• (c) the user selecting one of the displayed plurality of images as a preferred image;
• (d) storing the parameter value corresponding to the selected preferred image in the programmable memory of the digital imaging device, and
• (e) utilizing the stored parameter value to control the image processing operation of the digital imaging device, to thereby customize the digital imaging device.

A method for providing customized firmware for a digital imaging device for at least one particular user, the customized firmware having at least one firmware component which controls the operation of the digital imaging device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing customization software executed external to the digital imaging device which can access software code associated with a plurality of different image appearances;
• (b) displaying a plurality of digital images of the same subject remote from the digital image device, each of the plurality of digital images having corresponding firmware component(s);
• (c) the user selecting at least one desired image from the displayed plurality of digital images of the same subject to cause the customization software to access the software code associated with the at least one selected image;
• and
• (d) providing a firmware component(s) corresponding to the user selected image;
• wherein the digital imaging device includes a display, and wherein step (b) includes displaying, on the display, an image corresponding to a current parameter setting and a plurality of images corresponding to alternative parameter settings that can be selected by the user.

A method for customizing a digital imaging device for at least one particular user by storing image processing settings in a programmable memory of the digital imaging device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing customization software executed external to the digital imaging device for displaying a plurality of images of the same subject having different appearances that can be provided by the digital imaging device;
• (b) the user selecting a preferred image from the plurality of displayed images;
• (c) the customization software determining at least one parameter setting corresponding to the selected image;
• and
• (d) providing the at least one parameter setting to the digital imaging device and programming the programmable memory of the digital imaging device to store the at least one parameter setting to thereby customize the digital imaging device;
• wherein the digital imaging device includes a display, and wherein step (a) includes displaying on the display, an image corresponding to a current parameter setting and a plurality of images corresponding to alternative parameter settings that can be selected by the user.

A method for customizing a digital imaging device for at least one particular user by storing at least one setting in a programmable memory of the digital imaging device which controls an image processing operation of the digital imaging device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing customization software which can access software code associated with a plurality of different digital imaging device settings;
• (b) displaying a plurality of digital images provided by the software code corresponding to different digital imaging device settings;
• (c) the user choosing a desired digital image from the plurality of displayed digital images to cause the customization software to determine at least one associated setting;
• and
• (d) programming the programmable memory to store the at least one associated setting to thereby customize the digital imaging device.