Photographing apparatus, method for controlling...

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2008-01-28

2010-10-12

Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2862)

Photography

With object illumination for exposure

C396S157000, C396S164000, C348S370000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07813635

ABSTRACT:
A photographing apparatus includes: a photographing unit for obtaining an image representing a subject through photographing; a face detecting unit for detecting a face from the image obtained by the photographing unit; and a reflectance calculating unit for calculating a reflectance of the face. The reflectance calculating unit obtains a result of the face detection by the face detecting unit at a predetermined point of time after acquisition of the image by the photographing unit has begun, obtains images of the same subject taken with flash emission and taken without flash emission, and if the obtained detection result indicates that a face is contained, calculates the reflectance of the face based on a difference in brightness of the face between the images taken with flash emission and taken without flash emission and the size of the face.

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