Image pickup apparatus capable of selecting output according to time measured by timer
US7391444B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/272
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image pickup apparatus, timer 2 starts a time measuring operation when a shutter button is pressed. When a time T1 is measured by timer 2, the image from CCD 1 is output as a background image to a background image buffer 4. In addition, when a time (T1+T2) is measured by timer 2, the image from CCD 1 is output as a normal image to a region extracting portion 5 and image compressing portion 6. The background image mainly refers to an image only including a background. The normal image mainly refers to an image with an object of interest arranged in front of the background.
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