Image capture device and vehicle
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1. An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
- an image capture unit that has a plurality of imaging regions, an imaging condition for each imaging region being changeable; and
a setting unit that sets an imaging region used for control of the vehicle and an image capture condition for the imaging region, based upon at least one of a state of the vehicle and a state of a photographic subject that is other than the vehicle and is captured by the image capture unit.
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Abstract
An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
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1. An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
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an image capture unit that has a plurality of imaging regions, an imaging condition for each imaging region being changeable; and a setting unit that sets an imaging region used for control of the vehicle and an image capture condition for the imaging region, based upon at least one of a state of the vehicle and a state of a photographic subject that is other than the vehicle and is captured by the image capture unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30)
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25. An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
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an image capture unit that has a plurality of imaging regions, an imaging condition for each imaging region being changeable; and a setting unit that sets an imaging region used for control of the vehicle, based upon information about an exterior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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31. An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
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an image capture unit that has a plurality of imaging regions, an imaging condition for each imaging region being changeable; and a setting unit that sets an imaging region used for supporting a driver of the vehicle and an image capture condition for the imaging region, based upon at least one of a state of the vehicle and a state of a photographic subject that is other than the vehicle and is captured by the image capture unit.
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32. An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
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an image capture unit that has a first imaging region and a second imaging region that is different from the first imaging region, an image capture condition for the first imaging region being changeable, positions of the first imaging region and the second imaging region being changeable; and a setting unit that sets the first imaging region used for control of the vehicle and the second imaging region and the image capture condition for the first imaging region, based upon at least one of a state of the vehicle and a state of a photographic subject that is other than the vehicle and is captured by the image capture unit.
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