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Device for picture taking in low light and connectable to a mobile telephone type device

US9706144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Bruno Liege · Boulogne, FR
Frederic Guichard · Santa Monica, US
Hoang-Phi Nguyen · Paris, FR
Imene Tarchouna · Gentilly, FR
Stephane Laveau · Paris, FR
Wolf Hauser · Meudon, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N25/60
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A picture taking device includes a power supply and a sensor of resolution higher than thirteen megapixels and an objective lens open at minimum to f/2.0 for at least one focal length value. A diagonal dimension of the photosensitive surface of the sensor is greater than 15 mm. A digital processor to reduce noise while preserving the textures in at least one image captured by the sensor. A picture taking method is provided using the picture taking device.

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