Imaging apparatus and image generating method that detects an orientation of an imaging section and generates an image corresponding to a polarization direction corresponding to the orientation the imaging section
US11531151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/55
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A polarization filter effect is prevented from being changed due to a change in orientation of an imaging apparatus.An imaging apparatus according to the present technique includes an imaging section including a first pixel capable of receiving light in a first polarization direction and a second pixel capable of receiving light in a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction, a detection section detecting an orientation of the imaging section, and an image generating section generating, on the basis of signals for the first and second pixels, an image corresponding to a polarization direction corresponding to a detection result from the detection section. Thus, as an image corresponding to a particular polarization direction, that is, an image corresponding to application of a polarization filter effect, an image can be generated that corresponds to a polarization direction corresponding to a change in the orientation of the imaging section.
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