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Solid-state televison camera with storage time controller

US4825291A · kind A · utility

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4References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 1987
Grant dateApr 25, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 24, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/707
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a television camera and more particularly to a solid-state television camera using a solid-state image pickup device. The object of the invention is to provide a solid-state television camera which is devoid of drop of dynamic resolution for a moving object and provides high S/N for a still object. The solid-state television camera of this invention is equipped with pixels 3 from which signals are read out with a predetermined signal storage time, means 21 for detecting motion of an object from the signals of the pixels 3, and pixels 4 from which the signals are read out in the signal storage time in accordance with the detection signal of the detection means 21 l and outputting video signals. The present invention can obtain video signals free from the drop of dynamic resolution for a moving picture and video signals having high S/N for a still picture. As a result, the invention can provide a television camera having excellent picture quality as a whole.

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