IP Library Granted Patent US 7,969,481
Granted Patent B2
US 7,969,481 · App. 12/378,069 · Granted Jun 28, 2011

Camera performing photographing in accordance with photographing mode depending on object scene

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Patent No.
US 7,969,481
App. No.
12/378,069
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera includes a CPU. The CPU individually detects a ratio of an object which exceeds a threshold value in a moving amount to a center area of an object scene and a ratio of an object which exceeds the threshold value in the moving amount to a peripheral area of the object scene. If differences between the respective detected ratios are large, the CPU sets a photographing mode to a sports mode. When a shutter button is operated, the object scene is photographed in accordance with a set photographing mode.

Claims (10)

1. A camera performing photographing in a photographing mode corresponding to an object scene, comprising:

a ratio detector which detects a ratio of a high luminance evening scene color area to a defined area formed in a cross shape in said object scene;

a luminance difference detector which detects a luminance difference between periphery areas opposed with each other in said object scene; and

a determiner which determines the photographing mode on the basis of the ratio and the luminance difference;

wherein said determiner sets the photographing mode to an evening scene mode when the luminance difference is large and the ratio is large.

2. The camera according to claim 1 , further comprising an outputter which outputs a message corresponding to the photographing mode determined by said determiner.

3. A photographing mode determining method of a camera which photographs an object scene, comprising steps of:

(a) detecting a ratio of a high luminance evening scene color area to a defined area formed in a cross shape in said object scene;

(b) detecting a luminance difference between periphery areas opposed with each other in said object scene; and

(c) setting the photographing mode to an evening scene mode when the luminance difference is large and the ratio is large.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NUMBER 13/446,454, AND REPLACE WITH 13/466,454 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032467 FRAME 0095. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: XACTI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032601/0646 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: XACTI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032467/0095 →