Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for increasing dynamic range of image by using electronic shutter
- Patent Title (中): 通过电子快门增加图像动态范围的方法和装置
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Application No.: US14063729Application Date: 2013-10-25
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Publication No.: US08994849B2Publication Date: 2015-03-31
- Inventor: Tae-ho Lee , Takafumi Usui
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2009-0081486 20090831
- Main IPC: H04N5/235
- IPC: H04N5/235 ; G03B7/00 ; G03B9/40 ; H04N5/353 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/374

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for increasing a dynamic range of an image by using a first electronic shutter and a second electronic shutter of a camera is provided. The method includes initiating exposure of an image sensor by moving a first electronic front curtain according to a first control pulse signal of the first electronic shutter; moving a second electronic front curtain with respect to at least one pixel of the image sensor according to a second control pulse signal of the second electronic shutter; blocking the exposure of the image sensor by moving a mechanical rear curtain included in the camera; and acquiring, after blocking the exposure, a long exposure image using the first electronic front curtain and a short exposure image using the second electronic front curtain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140049664A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE OF IMAGE BY USING ELECTRONIC SHUTTER Public/Granted day:2014-02-20
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