Video camera with high-speed scanning
    1.
    发明授权
    Video camera with high-speed scanning 失效
    高速扫描摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US4849813A

    公开(公告)日:1989-07-18

    申请号:US191886

    申请日:1988-05-09

    CPC分类号: H04N5/238 H04N5/235

    摘要: According to the present invention, a narrow latitude caused by a narrow dynamic range of a solid state image pickup device is improved, and a video camera capable of obtaining a high quality video signal having no signal saturation and black collapse is realized. Scanning is executed in a plurality of times during normal one picture scanning period (one field or one frame period) prescribed in the broadcasting system, and the stop value of a stop mechanism of a camera lens is prescribed so that the levels of video signals corresponding to respective pictures become a fixed value, thus obtaining respective output signals with no saturation. These output signals are stored in a memory in each picture unit after A/D conversion. Then, a certain arithmetic processing is performed in synchronization with respective picture positions, and these video signals are outputted in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing timing prescribed in the broadcasting system as digital video signals having predetermined levels. These output digital video signals are restored again to the synchronizing frequency prescribed in the orginal broadcasting system thereafter. The digital video signals thus obtained have S/N improved to be better than the video signal which is outputted from the image pickup device. Accordingly, the dynamic range is also improved sufficiently.

    Automatic focusing device for a video camera
    2.
    发明授权
    Automatic focusing device for a video camera 失效
    摄像机自动对焦装置

    公开(公告)号:US4621292A

    公开(公告)日:1986-11-04

    申请号:US661326

    申请日:1984-10-16

    摘要: An automatic focusing device for a video camera includes a projector for projecting an infrared ray used for measuring distances and a converging lens for focusing reflected infrared ray light from an object whose distance is to be measured. A light spot detector and a computer are provided for determining whether the video camera is in focus. A lens encoder is utilized to determine the position of a focusing lens and a lens driving unit moves the position of a photographic lens used for photographing the object forwardly or backwardly in dependence upon outputs from the lens encoder and computer so as to automatically focus the video camera in response to the infrared rays reflected from the object to be photographed.

    摘要翻译: 用于摄像机的自动聚焦装置包括投影用于测量距离的红外线的投影仪和用于聚焦来自待测距离的物体的反射红外线光的会聚透镜。 提供光点检测器和计算机用于确定摄像机是否处于焦点。 利用透镜编码器来确定聚焦透镜的位置,并且透镜驱动单元根据来自透镜编码器和计算机的输出将用于拍摄物体的摄影镜头的位置向前或向后移动,以便自动对焦视频 照相机响应于要拍摄的物体反射的红外线。

    Automatic focusing apparatus for camera
    4.
    发明授权
    Automatic focusing apparatus for camera 失效
    相机自动对焦装置

    公开(公告)号:US4673274A

    公开(公告)日:1987-06-16

    申请号:US776031

    申请日:1985-09-13

    IPC分类号: G03B3/10 G01S17/46 G02B7/32

    CPC分类号: G01S17/48 G02B7/32

    摘要: An automatic focusing system for a camera includes a light emitter for emitting a distance measuring light beam and a condenser lens for condensing the light beam reflected by an object. A light spot detector produces output signals corresponding to the position of the focused spot of reflected light impinging thereon. Various circuitry, including adders and subtracters and amplifiers and rectifiers and integrators are provided for processing the output signals of the light spot detector. A lens encoder detects the existing focusing position of a picture taking lens and further circuitry is provided for comparing the existing focusing position of the picture taking lens with a desired optimum focusing position and for driving the lens by a lens driving unit so as to move the lens to its optimum focusing position.

    摘要翻译: 用于照相机的自动对焦系统包括用于发射距离测量光束的光发射器和用于聚焦由物体反射的光束的聚光透镜。 光点检测器产生对应于其上照射的反射光的聚焦光点的位置的输出信号。 提供各种电路,包括加法器和减法器以及放大器和整流器和积分器,用于处理光点检测器的输出信号。 透镜编码器检测图像拍摄镜头的现有对焦位置,并且提供另外的电路用于将摄像镜头的现有聚焦位置与期望的最佳聚焦位置进行比较,并且用于通过透镜驱动单元驱动透镜, 透镜到其最佳聚焦位置。

    Light-emitting device for automatic focus adjustment apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Light-emitting device for automatic focus adjustment apparatus 失效
    自动对焦调节装置用发光装置

    公开(公告)号:US4758764A

    公开(公告)日:1988-07-19

    申请号:US870119

    申请日:1986-06-03

    IPC分类号: H01L33/58 H01L33/00

    CPC分类号: H01L33/58

    摘要: In an automatic focus adjustment apparatus with a light-emitting device comprising a condenser lens and a light-emitting element which radiates light onto an object and adjusts the focal point according to a light reflected back from the object, undesired flare is eliminated by placing a diaphragm sufficiently close to the light-emitting element so that only the effective light from the element passes to the condenser lens by using a cap, an opaque paint or a spatial filter, and/or by applying a low reflectance paint to the inner wall of an outer casing of the light-emitting device.

    摘要翻译: 在具有发光装置的自动调焦装置中,该发光装置包括聚光透镜和发光元件,该发光元件将光照射到物体上并且根据从物体反射回来的光调节焦点,通过放置一个 隔膜足够靠近发光元件,使得仅通过使用盖子,不透明涂料或空间滤光器,来自元件的有效光通过聚光透镜,和/或通过将低反射涂料施加到 发光装置的外壳。

    Video camera with automatic focusing function
    6.
    发明授权
    Video camera with automatic focusing function 失效
    具有自动对焦功能的摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US5077613A

    公开(公告)日:1991-12-31

    申请号:US472291

    申请日:1990-01-30

    IPC分类号: G02B7/28 H03K5/153 H04N5/232

    CPC分类号: H03K5/153 H04N5/23212

    摘要: A video camera with an automatic focusing device includes a pre-process unit for eliminating a direct current component from a signal of the video camera and controlling the obtained signal so that the amplitude thereof can be at a constant level, which is disposed at the preceding stage of a signal processing unit for operating the focusing condition of an object from the signal of the video camera. An amplitude of a video signal to be inputted to the signal processing unit can be largely suppressed, thus providing a largely simplified circuit structure of a signal processing unit.

    摘要翻译: 具有自动聚焦装置的摄像机包括:预处理单元,用于从摄像机的信号中消除直流分量,并控制所获得的信号,使得其幅度可以处于恒定水平,其设置在前面 信号处理单元的级,用于根据摄像机的信号操作对象的聚焦状态。 可以大大抑制要输入到信号处理单元的视频信号的幅度,从而提供信号处理单元的大大简化的电路结构。

    Zoom lens driving apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Zoom lens driving apparatus 失效
    变焦镜头驱动装置

    公开(公告)号:US4991944A

    公开(公告)日:1991-02-12

    申请号:US290195

    申请日:1988-12-27

    IPC分类号: G02B7/10 H04N5/232

    CPC分类号: G02B7/102 H04N5/232

    摘要: A zoom lens driving apparatus always detects a position of an image magnification varying lens section, and drives the image magnification varying lens section in accordance with a preset relationship between the position of the image magnification varying lens section and a zoom driving speed in such a manner that the driving speed becomes higher on one side, where the focal length of the zoom lens corresponding to the position of the image magnification varying lens section is small, than on another side where the focal length is large. Accordingly, the amount of focal shift, which in the zoom lens of the inner focusing system would otherwise abruptly increase with increasing focal length, is significantly suppressed, so that an auto focus adjusting mechanism or a focus correcting device effective during zooming, provided in the zoom lens, can function satisfactorily as to follow the focal shift of the zoom lens, whereby the lens control of a superior response can always be achieved.

    摘要翻译: 变焦透镜驱动装置总是检测图像倍率变化透镜部的位置,并且以这种方式根据图像倍率变化透镜部的位置和变焦驱动速度之间的预设关系来驱动图像倍率变化透镜部 与焦距在另一侧相比,与图像倍率变化透镜部分的位置对应的变焦镜头的焦距在一侧的驱动速度变高。 因此,内聚焦系统的变焦透镜中随着焦距增加而突然增加的焦点偏移量被显着地抑制,使得自动聚焦调节机构或焦点校正装置在变焦期间有效,在 变焦镜头能够令人满意地起到跟随变焦镜头的焦点偏移的作用,从而可以始终实现卓越响应的镜头控制。

    Automatic focusing apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Automatic focusing apparatus 失效
    自动对焦装置

    公开(公告)号:US4975726A

    公开(公告)日:1990-12-04

    申请号:US272898

    申请日:1988-11-18

    IPC分类号: G02B7/36 H04N5/232

    CPC分类号: G02B7/365 H04N5/23212

    摘要: An automatic focusing apparatus uses an image signal provided by a lens system of a camera for focusing the taking lens system. The apparatus includes: a lens system; a pickup element for converting the optical image of an object formed by the lens system into a corresponding electric signal; a signal processing circuit which processes the output signal of the pickup element to provide two focus signals corresponding to the respective quantities of horizontal and vertical high-frequency components of the object in an image plane; a lens driving mechanism for driving the lens system; and a control unit for controlling the lens driving mechanism according to the two focus signals to focus the lens system. Preferably, the apparatus further includes: a detector for detecting the condition of the object or the viewing conditions and a changeover circuit for changing over the characteristics of the signal processing circuit on the basis of the output of the detector. The additional use of information about the vertical direction enables the focusing of the lens system for any object including a horizontal line. Since the characteristics of the signal processing circuit are changed selectively according to the condition of the object or the viewing conditions, a stable and accurate focusing operation can be achieved regardless of the variation of the condition of the object.

    Video camera with an automatic focusing system
    9.
    发明授权
    Video camera with an automatic focusing system 失效
    具有自动对焦系统的摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US4924317A

    公开(公告)日:1990-05-08

    申请号:US254683

    申请日:1988-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232

    CPC分类号: H04N5/23212

    摘要: A video camera has an automatic focusing system provided with a focus detecting section for calculating and outputting a focus signal corresponding to a focus condition of an picked-up image from a video signal produced by an image pickup element. Either the image pickup element or a focusing lens in a photographic lens is oscillated back and forth of its present position, as needed, to detect an in-focus direction at the moment. The focusing lens is moved in the in-focus direction up to a position at which an optimum focus condition is obtained.

    Pulse signal amplitude storage-holding apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Pulse signal amplitude storage-holding apparatus 失效
    脉冲信号幅度存储装置

    公开(公告)号:US4591736A

    公开(公告)日:1986-05-27

    申请号:US450102

    申请日:1982-12-15

    CPC分类号: G11C27/026

    摘要: A pulse signal amplitude storage-holding apparatus utilizes a plurality of series connected storage-holding circuits which store and hold the pulse magnitude of an electrical pulse signal whose amplitude is to be stored. At least one electrical pulse signal amplitude compensating circuit may be added to compensate for a storage error with respect to the pulse magnitude of the electrical pulse signal caused by the charge and discharged characteristics of each of the storage-holding circuits. In the alternative, at least one of the storage-holding circuits may be arranged so as to output an output signal accompanied by an overshoot of a fixed amount with respect to the input pulse signal, the overshoot thereby compensating for the abovenoted storage error.

    摘要翻译: 脉冲信号幅度存储保持装置利用多个串联连接的存储保持电路,其存储和保持振幅要存储的电脉冲信号的脉冲幅度。 可以添加至少一个电脉冲信号幅度补偿电路以补偿由每个存储保持电路的充电和放电特性引起的电脉冲信号的脉冲幅度的存储误差。 另一方面,存储保持电路中的至少一个可以被布置为输出伴随着输入脉冲信号的固定量的过冲的输出信号,从而补偿上述的存储误差。