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AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorBjörn Knutson-Ek
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Image acquisition device, method and computer program for digital image acquisition, where the image acquisition device comprises an actuated user interface, where the image acquisition device receives control information from a user indicative of actuation of the user interface, initiates an image acquisition process by receiving lighting data on its sensor and detecting light information. A processor in the image acquisition device analyzes then the detected light information and converts these to image data and acquires image data related to at least two different light configurations, where at least one of the light configuration comprises an image acquired by means of a flash output in the image acquisition device.
A digital image acquisition device, comprising:
A method for digital image acquisition via an image acquisition device including a user interface, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for digital image acquisition in a manually controllable image acquisition device including an actuated user interface, the instructions executed by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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By using electronic viewfinders: graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene: by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
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Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to the field of digital photography.
When using a camera for making photographs in low light conditions, be it an analog or a digital camera, one is confronted with a common problem of whether to use a usually built-in flashlight or to photograph without the flashlight (e.g., with or without the “flash”).
Usually, the user of the camera chooses to take two shots, one with and one without the flashlight, or vice versa. However, this method has the disadvantage of taking two different shots, since the camera will have to be moved when turning on the flashlight and taking the next picture. Additionally, the object to be photographed may have moved after the first picture was taken. This may be a problem with living objects, such as animals or human beings.
FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary digital camera in which embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented.
FIG. 2 illustrates a backside view of the exemplary digital camera according to a first embodiment disclosed herein, with two pictures taken.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary mobile terminal including a camera according to one or more embodiments disclosed herein.
Embodiments disclosed herein may reduce some of the problems related to known technology.
FIG. 1 illustrates the front and back of an exemplary digital camera 100 in which embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented.
The digital camera 100 may include a body 110, a lens 120 connected to the body 110, a flash output unit 130 which in this illustration is integrated in the camera body 110, a shutter release button 140 on top of the body 110, an assist light 150 and an optical viewfinder 160. Moreover, the camera 100 may include a digital sensing unit 170, a processing unit 180 and a memory 190.