Patent ID: 7671899
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: a white balance correcting circuit for correcting white balance of a picked-up image by picking up an image of first object on the basis of white balance data obtained by picking up an image of second object; a focusing circuit arranged to perform a focus operation on the basis of an area included in the picked-up image so that an image of object obtained by picking up changes from de-focus state to in-focus state; and a control circuit for, in a normal pick-up mode, controlling to pick up the image of the first object by causing said focusing circuit to perform a first focusing operation on the basis of a first area, wherein, in a manual white balance input mode, said control circuit controls to pick up the image of the second object by causing said focusing circuit to perform a second focusing operation on the basis of a second area narrower than the first area, and wherein, in the normal pick-up mode, said white balance correcting circuit corrects white balance of the image of first object on the basis of white balance data calculated in accordance with the image of second object picked up in the manual white balance input mode.