公开(公告)号：US09843737B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14990249

申请日：2016-01-07

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yoshihiro Tomikura ,  Nao Kataoka ,  Yuki Sato ,  Shuji Goto ,  Takashi Yamana ,  Hiroyuki Miyahara

IPC: G03B7/00 ,  H04N5/238 ,  G03B9/08 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/2355

Abstract: The imaging device comprises: an imaging unit, a shooting processor, an exposure information setter, and an image processor. The imaging unit stores electric charges in response to an incident light for each frame, thereby outputting an image signal. The shooting processor controls storage times, during which the imaging unit stores the electric charges. The exposure information setter sets first exposure control information that controls brightness of a first image signal generated based on a first storage time and second exposure control information that controls brightness of a second image signal generated based on a second storage time. The image processor combines the first and the second image signal. In the case where the first exposure control information satisfies a given condition, the exposure information setter sets the first and the second exposure control information such that storage times corresponding to frames adjacent to each other become equal to each other.