IMAGING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging unit configured to image an object;
a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit;
a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a particular noise included in the image signal;
an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the particular noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit; and
a control unit configured to set one of the first and second noise reduction units into an operative state and another unit into an inoperative state according to a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit.
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to image an object, a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit, a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a particular noise included in the image signal, an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the particular noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit, and a control unit configured to set one of the first and second noise reduction units into an operative state and another unit into an inoperative state according to a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit.
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21 Claims
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1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging unit configured to image an object; a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit; a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a particular noise included in the image signal; an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the particular noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit; and a control unit configured to set one of the first and second noise reduction units into an operative state and another unit into an inoperative state according to a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging unit configured to image an object; a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit; a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a noise included in the image signal; an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit; and a control unit configured to control an operation state of the second noise reduction unit according to a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit and an operation state of the first noise reduction unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging unit configured to image an object; a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit; a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a noise included in the image signal; an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit; and a control unit configured to control a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit, a noise reduction by the first noise reduction unit, and a noise reduction by the second noise reduction unit while associating one another. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging unit configured to image an object; a gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a gain for an image signal output from the imaging unit; a signal processing unit configured to process the image signal, the signal processing unit including a first noise reduction unit to reduce a particular noise included in the image signal; an image compression unit configured to compress an image signal output from the signal processing unit, the image compression unit including a second noise reduction unit to reduce the particular noise included in the image signal output from the signal processing unit; and a control unit configured to change the first noise reduction unit and the second noise reduction unit between a first state in which the first noise reduction unit is operative and the second noise reduction unit is inoperative and a second state in which the first noise reduction unit is inoperative and the second noise reduction unit is operative according to a gain adjustment by the gain adjustment unit.
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