Photographing apparatus and photographing method
First Claim
1. A photographing apparatus comprising:
- an exposure portion for repeatedly performing an exposure at intervals of a predetermined unit exposure time;
an image data storing portion for temporarily storing unit image data generated by the exposure of the exposure portion; and
an image combiner for reading and combining a group of unit image data corresponding to a predetermined exposure time from the image data storing portion in synchronization with a photographing start timing of a continuous photographing period, to generate a combined image.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that can maintain the number of photographed images obtained per second (frame rate) while ensuring sufficient exposure of a subject. The photographing apparatus and method can include an exposure portion for repeatedly performing an exposure at intervals of a predetermined unit exposure time, an image data storing portion temporarily storing unit image data generated by the exposure of the exposure portion, and an image combiner reading and combining a group of unit image data corresponding to a predetermined exposure time from the image data storing portion in synchronization with a photographing start timing of a continuous photographing period that is set in advance, to generate a combined image.
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20 Claims
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1. A photographing apparatus comprising:
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an exposure portion for repeatedly performing an exposure at intervals of a predetermined unit exposure time; an image data storing portion for temporarily storing unit image data generated by the exposure of the exposure portion; and an image combiner for reading and combining a group of unit image data corresponding to a predetermined exposure time from the image data storing portion in synchronization with a photographing start timing of a continuous photographing period, to generate a combined image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A photographing method comprising:
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repeatedly performing an exposure for a predetermined unit exposure time; storing temporarily and sequentially unit image data generated by the exposure; and reading a group of the unit image data corresponding to the predetermined exposure time in synchronization with a photographing start timing of a continuous photographing period, and combining the group of unit image data to generate a combined image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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