Patent Document ID: 9826161
Application ID: 14959460
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A camera system comprising: a camera with a lens, an image sensor, and a shutter, the shutter configured to open to begin an individual exposure of an image on the sensor and close to end the individual exposure; a liquid crystal diffuser in a light path of the camera; a diffuser driver configured to electronically drive the liquid crystal diffuser to vary an amount of diffusion by the liquid crystal diffuser on light received by the camera system projected by the lens on the sensor throughout a duration of the individual exposure of the image on the sensor, the diffuser driver configured to drive the liquid crystal diffuser to vary the amount of diffusion starting before the shutter is opened and continue driving the liquid crystal diffuser to vary the amount of diffusion until after the shutter closes; and a controller configured to synchronize the diffuser driver and the amount of diffusion with the exposure to vary the amount of diffusion throughout the duration of the exposure.