Patent ID: 7233354

Claim:
A digital camera comprising: a lens for directing light into said digital camera; a body connected to said lens, said body comprising an exterior and an interior that houses a CMOS sensor having an array of pixels defining an image resolution of said digital camera; a microprocessor; a resolution selector provided on said exterior that is operable by a user to vary said image resolution between at least three different resolution settings to adjust low light performance of said digital camera, such that the user can selectively and dynamically adjust said image resolution at any time without the need to access a menu system of said camera; image enhancement apparatus comprising: an aperture disposed between said CMOS sensor and said lens; an amplifier interposed between said microprocessor and said CMOS sensor; and a shutter; wherein: the aperture, the amplifier and the shutter are configured to be automatically adjustable together via the microprocessor in any combination, as well as automatically adjustable via the microprocessor independently of each other; and wherein said resolution selector is configured to be operable by the user independently of said image enhancement apparatus.