Digital camera with automatic functions
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1. A digital camera, comprising:
- a housing having a shutter button thereon and manipulable by a user to indicate a user desire to generate a still image;
at least one imaging element on the housing; and
at least one processor on the housing and receiving signals from the digital imaging element and the shutter button, the processor executing logic to capture a still image only when a user has manipulated the shutter button to indicate a desire to take a picture, and when at least one predetermined subject criterion has been satisfied.
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Abstract
A digital camera can employ logic to delay capturing a still image after a person has operated the control button until such time as predetermined subject criteria are met, e.g., the subject is smiling with eyes open, three or more players are in the field of view to ensure a good action shot, etc.
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1. A digital camera, comprising:
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a housing having a shutter button thereon and manipulable by a user to indicate a user desire to generate a still image;
at least one imaging element on the housing; and
at least one processor on the housing and receiving signals from the digital imaging element and the shutter button, the processor executing logic to capture a still image only when a user has manipulated the shutter button to indicate a desire to take a picture, and when at least one predetermined subject criterion has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A digital camera, comprising:
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a housing;
at least one imaging element on the housing; and
at least one processor on the housing and receiving signals from the digital imaging element, the processor accessing at least one digital template representing at least one predetermined subject criterion to execute logic to capture a still image from the imaging element only when the at least one predetermined subject criterion has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for taking a digital picture, comprising:
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receiving at least one subject criterion embodied at least in part by a digital template;
receiving a signal indicating a user desire to take a digital picture conforming to the subject criterion;
receiving at least one image from a CCD;
comparing the image to the template; and
at least in part based on the comparing act and after reception of the signal, determining whether to capture the image from the CCD. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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