Patent ID: 7522191

Claim:
An optical image capturing device capable of carrying out underwater photographing, comprising: a selecting section for selecting a plurality of photographing modes including an underwater photographing mode; an imaging member for obtaining an object image; and an adjusting section for adjusting a white balance of an image obtained by the imaging member, the adjusting section adjusting the white balance to enhance a blue component when the underwater photographing mode is selected by multiplying each color component of the image by a predetermined coefficient when the underwater photographing mode is selected, wherein the predetermined coefficients satisfy the following equation when the underwater photographing mode is selected: γs≧βs≧αs wherein αs is one of the predetermined coefficients for a red color component R of the image, βs is one of the predetermined coefficients for a green color component G of the image, and γs is one of the predetermined coefficients for a blue color component B of the image.