Digital cameras with luminance correction

Details Digital cameras with luminance correction Digital cameras with luminance correction

2004-04-01

2008-12-09

Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S234000, C348S362000, C382S274000

Reexamination Certificate

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07463296

ABSTRACT:
Techniques are disclosed to improve quality of images that may be blurred or underexposed (e.g., because of camera shake, taken in dim lighting conditions, or taken of high action scenes). The techniques may be implemented in a digital camera, digital video camera, or a digital camera capable of capturing video. In one described implementation, a digital camera includes an image sensor, a storage device, and a processing unit. The image sensor captures two images from a same scene which are stored on the storage device. The processing unit enhances the captured images with luminance correction.

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