Patent ID: 7245325
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing device comprising: an optical lens; a photographing unit for taking an image of a subject imaged through the optical lens; and a light quantity adjustment unit for partially adjusting a light quantity of the image of said subject, which is provided in an optical path of light carrying the image of said subject and between said optical lens and said photographing unit; wherein said light quantity adjustment unit is a unit for adjusting the light quantity of the image of said subject for each color channel of said photographing unit, said light quantity adjustment unit is a unit for relatively reducing a light quantity of an area corresponding to a bright portion of the image of said subject or said light quantity adjustment unit is a unit for relatively increasing a light quantity of an area corresponding to a dark portion of the image of said subject when the image is taken by said photographing unit.