Process and apparatus for taking slow motion picture, and process and apparatus for taking and playing slow motion picture
US7292271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/66
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process for taking a slow motion picture is disclosed which comprises: setting a plurality of cameras each having a shutter so that each of them can take an image with a similar view; and continuously taking fields of a subject by said a plurality camera in a timely staggered manner. In this process, timing of opening the shutter of each camera is staggered so that each camera takes a picture timely staggered, and a time for opening the shutter of each cameras is set to be a shorter than one field time of said each camera. Also, disclosed is an apparatus for taking a slow motion picture, which comprises: a plurality of cameras each having a shutter, arranged so that each of them can take an image with a similar view; means for setting the opening time of the shutter, which sets the timing for opening the shutter of each camera to be staggered so that each camera takes a picture timely staggered, and which makes the picture taken by each camera shorter than one field time of said each camera; and a recorder which records the pictures taken by each camera.
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