CAMERA AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE THEREON

• US 20110292251A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Tae-gil, Takayanagi, Toshikazu
• Application Number:
  US13/150,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20110292251A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/02 Illuminating scene
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/18 Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light indicating depth of field G03B13/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders

Abstract

A camera includes light sources that illuminate a subject, a lens unit that receives image information of the subject, a controller that determines a shadow representation of the subject according to information regarding the light sources, and a display unit that displays the determined shadow representation. A method of displaying an image on a camera includes determining a shadow representation of a subject according to information regarding light sources that illuminate the subject, and displaying the determined shadow representation.

Claims

1. A camera comprising:

a plurality of light sources that illuminate a subject;

a lens unit that receives image information of the subject;

a controller that determines a shadow representation of the subject according to information regarding the plurality of light sources; and

a display unit that displays the determined shadow representation.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the controller controls a light-emitting state of the plurality of light sources by using the shadow representation displayed on the display unit.

3. The camera of claim 1, wherein the controller adds or modifies a shadow to or of at least one selected from the group consisting of the subject displayed on the display unit, a portion of the subject displayed on the display unit, and an object representing the subject displayed on the display unit.

4. The camera of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores at least one object associated with a plurality of shadow representations,

wherein the controller determines the at least one object as the shadow representation of the subject based on the information regarding the plurality of light sources.

5. The camera of claim 1, further comprising a driver that changes a direction of at least one of the plurality of light sources,

wherein the controller determines the shadow representation of the subject based on the change.

6. The camera of claim 1, further comprising an input unit that receives a user'"'"'s command for controlling at least one of the plurality of light sources,

wherein the controller determines the shadow representation of the subject according to the user'"'"'s command, and the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises the user'"'"'s command.

7. The camera of claim 6, wherein the display unit displays a menu for receiving the user'"'"'s command for each of the plurality of light sources.

8. The camera of claim 7, wherein the menu comprises a plurality of submenus, each of the plurality of submenus corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of light sources, and the plurality of submenus are displayed on the display unit in positions corresponding to the respective one of the plurality of light sources.

9. The camera of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises information regarding a light-emitting state of at least one of the plurality of light sources, and

the controller acquires the information regarding the light-emitting state of the at least one of the plurality of light sources and determines the shadow representation of the subject by using the information regarding the light-emitting state.

10. The camera of claim 9, wherein the information regarding the light-emitting state of the at least one of the plurality of light sources comprises information regarding at least one selected from the group consisting of a light-emitting amount, a light-emitting time, a light-emitting color, and a light emission of the at least one of the plurality of light sources.

11. The camera of claim 1, further comprising a sensor unit that acquires information regarding an environment around the subject,

wherein the controller determines the shadow representation of the subject according to the information regarding the environment, and the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises the information regarding the environment.

12. The camera of claim 1, wherein the controller determines the shadow representation of the subject by analyzing image information of the subject, and

the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises information obtained by analyzing the image information.

13. A light-emitting apparatus comprising:

a plurality of light sources;

a circuit substrate equipped with the plurality of light sources; and

a holder disposed on one surface of the circuit substrate and fixes the circuit substrate to the light-emitting apparatus.

14. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a light-concentrating lens disposed on the holder.

15. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the holder comprises a plurality of reflecting mirrors, and

each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors is disposed on one of the plurality of light sources.

16. A method of displaying an image on a camera, the method comprising:

determining a shadow representation of a subject according to information regarding a plurality of light sources that illuminate the subject; and

displaying the determined shadow representation.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises information regarding a light-emitting state of at least one of the plurality of light sources, and

the determining of the shadow representation comprises:

acquiring the information regarding the light-emitting state of the at least one of the plurality of light sources; and

determining the shadow representation of the subject by using the information regarding the light-emitting state.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving a user'"'"'s command for controlling at least one of the plurality of light sources,

wherein the information regarding the plurality of light sources comprises the user'"'"'s command.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising displaying a menu for receiving the user'"'"'s command for each of the plurality of light sources.

20. A method of displaying an image on a camera, the method comprising:

acquiring information regarding a light-emitting state of at least one of a plurality of light sources;

determining a shadow representation of a subject by using the information regarding the light-emitting state; and

displaying the determined shadow representation.