Patent ID: 7015955
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera usable for capturing images of scenes illuminated by ambient light, said camera comprising: a body; a display disposed on the outside of said body; an electronic imager disposed in said body, said electronic imager capturing an ambient light image as a multicolored electronic image; a color detector disposed in said body, said color detector measuring said ambient light to provide a color value of said ambient light; a look-up table, disposed in said body, said look-up table having said color value assigned to one of a designated illuminant and one or more non-designated illuminants, each said non-designated illuminant having a color cast relative to said designated illuminant; a control system transferring said electronic image to said display, said control system color balancing said electronic image to impart a color cast relative to said designated illuminant and relative to said illuminant assigned to said color value, only when said illuminant assigned is one of said non-designated illuminants.