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Chromatic balancer for flash cameras

  • US 5,749,002 A
  • Filed: 02/28/1997
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A chromatic balancer, comprising:

  • a photometric detector which measures light from at least one of a plurality of regions of a photograph scene and which generates corresponding photometric data;

    a chromatic balance calculator which determines a first chromatic balance and a second chromatic balance of the photograph scene based on the photometric data from the photometric detector;

    a background exposure correction value calculator which determines a background light exposure correction value based on the first chromatic balance determined by the chromatic balance calculator; and

    a flash level correction value calculator which generates a flash level correction value based on the second chromatic balance determined by the chromatic balance calculator.

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