AU4349300A - Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit - Google Patents

Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit

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AU4349300A
AU4349300A AU43493/00A AU4349300A AU4349300A AU 4349300 A AU4349300 A AU 4349300A AU 43493/00 A AU43493/00 A AU 43493/00A AU 4349300 A AU4349300 A AU 4349300A AU 4349300 A AU4349300 A AU 4349300A
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determining
solid state
separate light
metering circuit
exposure setting
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Cynthia S. Bell
Amy E. Hansen
Kannan Raj
Edward P. Tomaszewski
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Intel Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/71—Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/72—Combination of two or more compensation controls
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/73—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the exposure time

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Exposure Control For Cameras (AREA)
  • Cameras In General (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
AU43493/00A 1999-04-20 2000-04-13 Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit Abandoned AU4349300A (en)

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US09/294,851 US6486915B2 (en) 1999-04-20 1999-04-20 Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit
PCT/US2000/010044 WO2000064147A1 (en) 1999-04-20 2000-04-13 Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a solid state camera without a separate light metering circuit

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EP (1) EP1171997B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4657457B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR100437880B1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU4349300A (enExample)
DE (1) DE60028749T2 (enExample)
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