Apparatus for still and moving image recording and control thereof
US6493027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8042
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus capable of performing shooting action control appositely to each of different modes of shooting such as moving image shooting and still image shooting includes an instructing part for selectively instructing the apparatus to perform moving image shooting or still image shooting, and a control part for variably setting control characteristics for various control actions such as backlight correction control, white balance control, automatic focusing control, shutter speed control, etc., according to the instruction of the instructing part.
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