Patent ID: 9706130
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An electronic device comprising: a flash configured to generate a pre-flash and a regular flash; a camera; a processor, communicatively coupled to the flash and the camera, the processor configured to, in response to receiving a picture request: determine one or more camera configuration settings, wherein determining one or more camera configuration settings includes determining a short exposure time based on the obtained HDR image, and wherein determining one or more camera configuration settings further includes determining a long exposure time based on a preview image associated with a viewfinder; configure the camera based on the one or more configuration settings; cause the flash to generate a regular flash; and obtain an image from the camera after causing the flash to generate the regular flash and while the camera is configured to use the determined short exposure time and the determined long exposure time in the HDR mode.