Image taking apparatus and image-taking method
US7705895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/7921
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image obtained as a result of an image-taking process carried out at a screen rate higher than a standard screen rate is stored in a recording medium in the contemporary video format. To put it more concretely, the image obtained as a result of an image-taking process is supplied at a first screen rate to first compression/coding means for carrying out a compression/coding process at the first screen rate and image data obtained as a result of the compression/coding process is temporarily stored in temporary storage means. After image data output by the first compression/coding means during a predetermined period of time is stored in the temporary storage means, decompression/decoding means reads out the image data from the temporary storage means at a second screen rate lower than the first screen rate, carries out a decompression/decoding process on the image data and stores a result of the decompression/decoding process in recording means.
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