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Photographing apparatus photographing method and computer program

US7522824B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateMar 28, 2003
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/14
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image taking device (1), which takes an image of an object by focusing reflected light from the object on an image sensor (212), is provided with a distance measuring sensor (27) for measuring a distance between the object and the image taking device (1), and means for controlling exposure time of the image sensor (212) upon taking an image in accordance with a measurement result.

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