Image pickup apparatus
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- image pickup means for obtaining a first image signal picked up with a first exposure time and a second image signal picked up with a second exposure time different from the first exposure time;
image signal processing means for conducting image signal processing on the first image signal and the second image signal and combining the first image signal and the second image signal into one image signal;
control means for controlling said image pickup means and said image signal processing means; and
image signal output means for taking out the image signal subjected to the signal processing in the image signal processing means, said image pickup means including a CMOS sensor, wherein the first image signal and the second image signal supplied from the image pickup means are subjected to photoelectric conversion, immediately output as signals and subjected to the signal processing in the image signal output means.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus comprises an image pickup device for obtaining a first image signal picked up with a first exposure time and a second image signal picked up with a second exposure time different from the first exposure time, an image signal processing unit for conducting image signal processing on the first image signal and the second image signal and combining them into one image signal, a control unit for controlling the image pickup device and the image signal processing unit, and an image signal output unit for taking out the image signal subjected to the signal processing. The image pickup means includes a CMOS sensor, and the first image signal and the second image signal supplied from the image pickup means are subjected to photoelectric conversion, immediately output as signals and subjected to the signal processing in the image signal output unit.
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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image pickup means for obtaining a first image signal picked up with a first exposure time and a second image signal picked up with a second exposure time different from the first exposure time;
image signal processing means for conducting image signal processing on the first image signal and the second image signal and combining the first image signal and the second image signal into one image signal;
control means for controlling said image pickup means and said image signal processing means; and
image signal output means for taking out the image signal subjected to the signal processing in the image signal processing means, said image pickup means including a CMOS sensor, wherein the first image signal and the second image signal supplied from the image pickup means are subjected to photoelectric conversion, immediately output as signals and subjected to the signal processing in the image signal output means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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image pickup means, installed on a moving body, for picking up an image, said image pickup means including a CMOS sensor;
area selection and extraction means for selecting and extracting an arbitrary area from a picture range included in an image signal corresponding to one picture picked up by the image pickup means; and
image signal output means for conducting signal processing on an image signal selected and extracted by said area selection and extraction means and outputting a resultant signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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