Patent ID: 6989859
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera comprising: a body; an electronic imager disposed in said body, said electronic imager capturing an ambient light image as a multicolored electronic image; memory operatively connected to said imager, said memory storing said electronic image as a stored image; a color adjuster including a user interface ambient light detector and a color balancer, said user interface ambient light detector having a light sensor mounted to said body, said user interface ambient light detector measuring ambient illumination to provide an ambient light color value, said color balancer generating a copy of said stored image and modifying color balance of said copy, responsive to said color value, to generate a compensated image; an image display mounted on said body adjacent said sensor, said image display showing said compensated image; and a switch having a first state actuating said color adjuster and a second state deactuating said color adjuster, said switch being switchable between said states independent of said imager.