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WO2008008280A3
WO2008008280A3 PCT/US2007/015544 US2007015544W WO2008008280A3 WO 2008008280 A3 WO2008008280 A3 WO 2008008280A3 US 2007015544 W US2007015544 W US 2007015544W WO 2008008280 A3 WO2008008280 A3 WO 2008008280A3
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A system is disclosed for the automated correction of optical and digital aberrations in a digital imaging system. The system includes several main parts, including (a) digital filters, (b) hardware modifications, (c) digital system corrections, (d) digital system dynamics and (e) network aspects. The system solves numerous problems in still and video photography that are presented in the digital imaging environment.
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