Image pick-up apparatus
US7692703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image pick-up apparatus includes an image pick-up device and a filter circuit. The image pick-up device includes a pixel portion for converting a subject image into an electric signal, a scanning circuit for dividing the pixel portion into a plurality of areas, for non-linearly dividing the boundary of the areas of at least one side of the adjacent areas based on the unit of pixel, and a plurality of output circuits for individually outputting video signals. The filter circuit performs filter processing of the video signals outputted from the plurality of output circuits for the pixels near the boundary of the areas. Thus, the image quality can be improved in the multi-channel output system.
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