DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF OPERATION
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1. A method of operating a camera assembly, comprising:
- (a) establishing camera settings for viewfinder operation and displaying a dynamically updated representation of a field of view of the camera assembly by imaging the field of view using the camera settings for viewfinder operation;
(b) establishing separate camera settings for image capture operation; and
(c) in response to an input command to take a photograph, switching from the camera settings for viewfinder operation to the camera settings for image capture operation and capturing an image.
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Abstract
A camera assembly and a method of camera assembly operation that separately establish camera settings for electronic viewfinder operation and for image capture operation. Further, the camera assembly may be operated in a viewfinder mode using the camera settings for the electronic viewfinder operation and, in response to an input command to take a photograph, the camera assembly may capture an image using the camera settings for the image capture operation.
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1. A method of operating a camera assembly, comprising:
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(a) establishing camera settings for viewfinder operation and displaying a dynamically updated representation of a field of view of the camera assembly by imaging the field of view using the camera settings for viewfinder operation; (b) establishing separate camera settings for image capture operation; and (c) in response to an input command to take a photograph, switching from the camera settings for viewfinder operation to the camera settings for image capture operation and capturing an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program for operating a camera assembly that is stored by a machine readable medium, the program comprising:
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code that forms a first logical routine that, when executed, establishes camera settings for viewfinder operation; and code that forms a second logical routine separately executable from the first logical routine and that, when executed, establishes camera settings for image capture operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A camera assembly, comprising:
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a sensor for imaging a portion of a scene falling within a field of view of the camera assembly; a light meter for determining luminance of at least a portion of the field of view; an electronic viewfinder that displays a dynamically updated representation of the field of view as detected by the sensor; and a controller that sets at least one camera setting for use in capturing the representation of the field of view for display by the electronic viewfinder and that changes the camera setting to capture an image of the field of view in response to an input command to take a photograph. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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