Patent ID: 7995135
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image of a subject, comprising: exposure control means which calculates a correct exposure value; image correction means which applies gray level correction to image data of an image captured with an exposure value being set lower than the correct exposure value; and adjustment means which adjusts an exposure value which is to be set lower than the correct exposure value by determining whether or not color data of the image data prior to the gray level correction performed by the image correction means satisfies a particular condition; wherein the adjustment means provides data concerning an amount of adjustment to the image correction means, and the image correction means uses the data concerning an amount of adjustment to adjust a correction amount; and wherein blue sky image data in the image data causes the adjustment means to set the exposure value which is to be set lower than the correct exposure value to a value whose amount of the exposure compensation is smaller than a default value.