Patent ID: 7277630
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G03B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. Mobile equipment having a function of shooting a picture, comprising: a camera unit; memory for storing image data output from said camera unit; a light source unit employing a light emitting diode to emit white light as an auxiliary light source for shooting said picture; and an input device including an illumination key and a shutter key, wherein: when said illumination key is operated, said light source unit continuously emits light for illumination lower in illuminance than that for illumination of a level corresponding to a flash such that said light for illumination lower in illuminance has a first constant level; when said light source unit is thus continuously emitting light for illumination, and said shutter key is operated, said light source unit emits said light for illumination having said level corresponding to said flash; and after said shutter key is operated and said image data is stored to said memory, said light source unit continuously emits said light for illumination lower in luminance than that for illumination of said level corresponding to said flash such that said light for illumination lower in luminance has a second constant level.