Patent ID: 7453499
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic camera comprising: an imaging section which stores an electric charge as a light receiving signal having at least color information with respect to received light beams; a standard color information acquisition section which acquires standard color information indicating a ratio between color signals, from the light receiving signal obtained by driving the imaging section in such a manner that a stored electric charge quantity to be stored in the imaging section becomes a predetermined quantity; a reference color information acquisition section which acquires reference color information indicating a ratio between different color signals, from the light receiving signal obtained by driving the imaging section in such a manner that the stored electric charge quantity is lower than that of the standard color information acquisition section; and a storage section which stores an application range of an amplification ratio of the light receiving signal determined based on the reference color information with respect to the standard color information.