Camera
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1. A camera comprising:
- a sensor array wherein a plurality of pixels are arrayed in the base-line-length direction thereof;
a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on the image output from the sensor array;
a first detection unit for detecting the movement of the image signals in the base-line-length direction;
a second detection unit for detecting the change with regard to time in a predetermined pixel signal of the image signals; and
a movement detection unit for performing movement detection based on the output from the first and second detection unit.
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Abstract
A camera according to the present invention comprises a sensor array wherein multiple pixels are arrayed in the base-length direction, a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on the image output from the sensor array, a first detection unit for detecting the movement of the image signals in the base-length direction, a second detection unit for detecting the change in a predetermined pixel signal of the image signals over time, and a movement detection unit for performing movement detection based on the output from the first and second detection units.
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1. A camera comprising:
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a sensor array wherein a plurality of pixels are arrayed in the base-line-length direction thereof;
a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on the image output from the sensor array;
a first detection unit for detecting the movement of the image signals in the base-line-length direction;
a second detection unit for detecting the change with regard to time in a predetermined pixel signal of the image signals; and
a movement detection unit for performing movement detection based on the output from the first and second detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera comprising:
an AF sensor for outputting subject image data, wherein, in the event that comparison is made between subject image data output from the AF sensor at predetermined intervals, and detection of blurring due to the movement of hands is performed based on the image offset amount from the subject image data, the usage range of the subject image data is differentiated from the range at the time of distance measuring. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A camera comprising:
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a sensor array wherein a plurality of photo-receiving elements are arrayed;
a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on the subject image data in a first range of the sensor array; and
a blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands detection unit for detecting blurring due to the movement of hands based on the subject image data in a second range of the sensor array;
wherein the first range and the second range are different. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A camera comprising:
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an AF sensor for outputting subject image data; and
a control unit for selecting the usage range of the subject image data used for detection of blurring due to the movement of hands according to the focal distance of the photography lens, in the event that comparison is made between subject image data output from the AF sensor in predetermined intervals, and detection of blurring due to the movement of hands is performed based on the image offset amount from the subject image data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A camera comprising:
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a photography lens;
a sensor array wherein a plurality of photo-receiving elements are arrayed;
a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on subject image data output from the sensor array; and
a blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands detection unit for performing detection of blurring due to the movement of hands based on the subject image data in a predetermined range of the sensor array;
wherein the predetermined range is changed according to the focal distance of the photography lens. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A camera comprising:
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a sensor array, wherein a plurality of photo-receiving elements are arrayed, for outputting subject image data formed of output signals from the respective photo-receiving elements thereof;
a first calculation unit for calculating the image offset amount between the subject image data output at a first timing and the subject image data output at a second timing different from the first timing by a predetermined time period;
a second calculation unit for calculating the sum of the absolute values of the differences between the output signals from the respective photo-receiving elements at the first timing and those at the second timing; and
a blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands judgment unit for making judgment whether or not blurring due to the movement of hands is caused, based on the output from the first calculation unit and/or the output from the second calculation unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A camera comprising:
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a sensor array, wherein a plurality of photo-receiving elements are arrayed, for outputting subject image data formed of output signals from the respective photo-receiving elements thereof;
a first calculation unit for calculating the image offset amount between the subject image data output at a first timing and the subject image data output at a second timing different from the first timing by a predetermined time period;
a blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands detection sensor for detecting blurring due to the movement of hands in the direction different from the photo-receiving element array direction of the sensor array; and
a blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands judgment unit for making judgment whether or not blurring due to the movement of hands is caused in the photo-receiving element array direction based on the output from the first calculation unit, and making judgment whether or not blurring due to the movement of hands is caused in the direction different from the photo-receiving element array direction based on the output from the blurring-due-to-movement-of-hands detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A camera comprising:
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a sensor array, wherein a plurality of photo-receiving elements are arrayed, for outputting image signals of the subject;
a first detection unit for detecting the movement of the image signals output from the sensor array in the photo-receiving element array direction;
a second detection unit for detecting the change in the image signals output from the sensor array;
a vibration detection unit for performing detection of the vibration based on the detected results from the first detection unit and/or the second detection unit; and
a notifying unit for giving a notice of vibration detection information according to the output from the vibration detection unit, wherein the notifying format is differentiated between a case of detecting the vibration based on the detected results from the first detection unit, and a case of detecting the vibration based on the detected results from the second detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A camera comprising:
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a movement detection/computation unit for detecting the movement state of the camera, and performing computation of the moved amount;
an exposure start determination unit for determining exposure start operation of the camera based on the output from the movement detection/computation unit;
a notifying unit for giving a notice of information with regard to the movement state occurring in the camera based on the output from the movement detection/computation unit;
an exposure operation unit for performing exposure operations based on the determination result from the exposure start determination unit;
a mode setting unit which can set either of the notifying mode wherein the notifying unit gives a notice, or the notice exposure operation mode wherein exposure operation is performed based on the determination result from the exposure start determination unit, and wherein a notifying is also performed by the notifying unit;
wherein the notifying unit gives a notice with notifying format which is differentiated between a case that the notifying mode has been set, and a case wherein the notice exposure operation mode has been set. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A camera comprising:
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a movement detection/computation unit for detecting the movement state of the camera, and performing computation of the moved amount;
a blurring reduction unit for reducing deterioration of the image due to the movement based on the output from the blurring detection/computation unit;
a notifying unit for notifying of information with regard to the movement state occurring in the camera based on the output from the movement detection/computation unit;
a mode setting unit which can set either of the notifying mode wherein the notifying unit gives a notice, or the blurring reduction notifying mode wherein the blurring reduction unit performs blurring reduction operations, and wherein also the notifying unit gives a notice;
wherein the notifying unit gives a notice with a notifying format which is differentiated between a case that the notifying mode has been set, and a case that the blurring reduction notifying mode has been set. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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