Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method
US7433589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0553
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus performs photographing multiple times and composing the multiple images to obtain one image of a correct exposure. The apparatus includes an image capturing unit, an illumination unit and an image composition unit. The image capturing unit captures an optical image of an object as an electrical signal. The illumination unit performs illumination on photographing by the image capturing unit. The image composition unit composes multiple images obtained by multiple times of photographing by the image capturing unit. All of the multiple images are the images shot by performing illumination with the illumination unit.
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