Apple的新專利

Apple剛公開一個有關相機閃光燈系統的專利，能根據拍攝環境調節相機閃光燈亮度，讓閃光燈亮度集中於拍攝場景內的特定區域
。相機會根據對場景目標的分析，自動調節不同閃光燈的能量，針對離相機較遠的人增強閃光燈亮度，並對離相機較近的人減弱亮度。

20100238344
TiTle : ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA FLASH REDIRECTOR
Filing Date : 2009.3.23.
Application Date : 2010.9.23.
Abstract :
An electronic camera device has an imaging sensor to capture an image of a scene, a flash to illuminate the scene for capture by the sensor, and an evaluator to detect a condition in the scene. A redirector shifts the peak of a spatial energy profile of light from the flash. The peak is shifted from being aimed at one region in the scene to being aimed at another region in the scene, in response to the evaluator having detected the condition in the scene. Other embodiments are also described and claimed

Smart的看法
據Apple的說法，這項新技術不但可能整合至iPhone、iPod等行動裝置，最終也可能整合到iMac的個人電腦產品，甚至配備在單獨的照相機。這對未來的3C產業，應該會造成不少衝擊吧！