Patent ID: 9674496
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method for selecting metering mode, suitable for an image capturing device, the method for selecting metering mode comprising: capturing a first image, and obtaining a first exposure compensation value, a first white balance compensation value and a first focus distance corresponding to the first image; determining whether a first color temperature corresponding to the first white balance compensation value is greater than a predetermined color temperature; if the first color temperature is greater than the predetermined color temperature, determining whether an ambient brightness corresponding to the first exposure compensation value is greater than a predetermined brightness, wherein if the ambient brightness is greater than the predetermined brightness, setting a metering mode to be an average metering mode, while if the ambient brightness is not greater than the predetermined brightness, setting the metering mode to be a center-weighted average metering mode; if the first color temperature is not greater than the predetermined color temperature, determining whether the first focus distance is greater than a predetermined focus distance, wherein if the first focus distance is greater than the predetermined focus distance, setting the metering mode to be the center-weighted average metering mode, while if the first focus distance is not greater than the predetermined focus distance, setting the metering mode to be a spot metering mode; and metering a second image according to the metering mode being set.