Inventors:
Jeffrey L. Coleman - San Diego CA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H04N 5228
Abstract:
A camera controller incorporates a microcontroller for carrying out all controller functions. The microcontroller is operably coupled to a reprogrammable memory in which operating commands for the specific camera being used are stored. Thus the microcontroller can be configured to work with a great number of different cameras and command sets, based upon the specific camera being used. A memory that can be used for this purpose is an electrically erasable read only memory that, by using a programmable logic array and random access memory, can be reprogrammed in-place. The microcontroller is operably connected to a cameras âon/offâ, zoom and focus functions so that these may be controlled via the controller. Also controlled by the invention is the automatic iris feature of a digital camera.