Abstract:
A data region is provided to a non-effective pixel region, which is not used in generating an image, that constitutes a photosensitive surface of a solid-state image sensor. On a micro lens in predetermined pixels of the data region, a black film is selectively formed. Pixels having the black film are recognized as null0null, and other pixels are ecognized as null1null. Individual information of the image sensor is stored in the data egion, as digital information. The image sensor outputs an imaging signal including the individual information under a predetermined condition. By determing the value of each pixel in the data region based on the imaging signal, the individual information is read. The read individual information is stored to a predetermined memory. In this way, the individual information can be obtained from the solid-state image sensor built into an imaging device, and set to the imaging device.
Abstract:
A camera comprises a lens and an LED array at its front. The LED array is composed of red, green and blue LEDs, which are individually turned on and off for light emitting purposes, as well as changeable in their quantities of red, green and blue lights to be emitted under control of an MPU. Thus, the LED array is capable of emitting light having any color having a different brightness by controlling the respective quantities of red, green and blue lights to be emitted by the corresponding LEDs. That is, the camera is capable of irradiating an object with light having a desired color for image pickup.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus comprises a memory card which acquires images of different aspect ratios, a display unit which displays an acquired image, the display unit having a display screen of a different aspect ratio, a vertical/horizontal position sensor which detects the direction of the display screen of the display unit, and a control unit which changes the display direction and the size of the image to be displayed by the display unit, based on the result of detection by the vertical/horizontal position sensor.
Abstract:
An electronic camera comprises first and second gain adjusting circuits as well as a gain value storing section including a first gain value table storing gain values set in an R and B amplifiers of a first gain adjusting circuit when auto white balance control is executed, and a second gain value table storing gain values set in an R and B amplifiers of a second gain adjusting circuit when auto white balance control is executed, wherein the gain values from the second gain value table are sequentially set in the second gain adjusting circuit to detect white portions, and, on the basis of the results of the detection, a gain value to be set in the first gain adjusting circuit is selected from the first gain value table, whereby the gain value is set in the first gain value adjusting circuit to obtain an image that maintains white balance.