摘要:
An image sensing apparatus which senses an object a plurality of times in different exposures to obtain a plurality of images and makes a single image with a widened dynamic range by processing the plurality of sensed images, generates a histogram of signal levels of an image sensed in a proper exposure by using a histogram generator, automatically decides whether a dynamic range expansion processing is to be processed or not on the basis of the generated histogram by using a dynamic range expansion deciding unit, determines a parameter for sensing another image of the object in an exposure which is different from the proper exposure in accordance with a decision by the dynamic range expansion deciding unit by using a parameter determination unit, and obtains a single image of the object by processing the image sensed in the proper exposure and the image sensed by using the parameter determined by said parameter determination unit an image processing unit. When an image sensing apparatus is not equipped with a photometer, a pre-sensing operation is performed, an image sensed in the pre-sensing operation is analyzed to find a proper exposure, and this image is also used in the dynamic range expansion processing. A part or whole image data of a plurality of images which are obtained as above and necessary for the dynamic range expansion processing are compressed by a compressing unit and the compressed image data is used in the dynamic range expansion processing.
摘要:
A color filter array is applied to an interline CCD (image pickup element) in which a vertical CCD is driven in eight phases). The reading operation is performed as follows: photoelectrically converted carriers for two horizontal lines are transferred to the vertical CCD every third lines (e.g., C in the first line and M in the second line, C in the fifth line and G in the sixth line,... are transferred to the vertical CCD), and residual photoelectrically converted carriers (the Y carrier in the third line, the G carrier in the fourth line, the Y carrier in the seventh line, and the M carrier in the eighth line) are discharged by a substrate discharge operation. Thereafter, the photoelectrically converted carriers in the vertical CCD are sequentially transferred in the vertical CCD, and are output via a horizontal CCD and an output amplifier. Chrominance signal carriers on the 1/2PH axis generated by the color filter array of this invention can be removed by an optical LPF.
摘要:
This invention discloses a focus detecting device for detecting images from different pupil areas on time-shared basis, and detecting the phase difference of the images from the different areas, thereby detecting the defocus amount. The focus detecting device of this type is incapable of exact defocus amount detection, because of the influence of the relative movement between the object and the photographing optical system. This invention is to obtain the exact defocus amount by detecting images from a same pupil area on time-shared basis, determining the phase difference between such images and effecting correction corresponding to the phase difference between the images from the same pupil area, in calculating the defocus amount.
摘要:
This invention discloses a focus detecting device for detecting images from different pupil areas on time-shared basis, and detecting the phase difference of the images from the different areas, thereby detecting the defocus amount. The focus detecting device of this type is incapable of exact defocus amount detection, because of the influence of the relative movement between the object and the photographing optical system. This invention is to obtain the exact defocus amount by detecting images from a same pupil area on time-shared basis, determining the phase difference between such images and effecting correction corresponding to the phase difference between the images from the same pupil area, in calculating the defocus amount.
摘要:
A color filter array is applied to an interline CCD (image pickup element) in which a vertical CCD is driven in eight phases). The reading operation is performed as follows: photoelectrically converted carriers for two horizontal lines are transferred to the vertical CCD every third lines (e.g., C in the first line and M in the second line, C in the fifth line and G in the sixth line,... are transferred to the vertical CCD), and residual photoelectrically converted carriers (the Y carrier in the third line, the G carrier in the fourth line, the Y carrier in the seventh line, and the M carrier in the eighth line) are discharged by a substrate discharge operation. Thereafter, the photoelectrically converted carriers in the vertical CCD are sequentially transferred in the vertical CCD, and are output via a horizontal CCD and an output amplifier. Chrominance signal carriers on the 1/2PH axis generated by the color filter array of this invention can be removed by an optical LPF.
摘要:
An image sensing apparatus which senses an object a plurality of times in different exposures to obtain a plurality of images and makes a single image with a widened dynamic range by processing the plurality of sensed images, generates a histogram of signal levels of an image sensed in a proper exposure by using a histogram generator, automatically decides whether a dynamic range expansion processing is to be processed or not on the basis of the generated histogram by using a dynamic range expansion deciding unit, determines a parameter for sensing another image of the object in an exposure which is different from the proper exposure in accordance with a decision by the dynamic range expansion deciding unit by using a parameter determination unit, and obtains a single image of the object by processing the image sensed in the proper exposure and the image sensed by using the parameter determined by said parameter determination unit an image processing unit. When an image sensing apparatus is not equipped with a photometer, a pre-sensing operation is performed, an image sensed in the pre-sensing operation is analyzed to find a proper exposure, and this image is also used in the dynamic range expansion processing. A part or whole image data of a plurality of images which are obtained as above and necessary for the dynamic range expansion processing are compressed by a compressing unit and the compressed image data is used in the dynamic range expansion processing.