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Imaging device

  • US 20070230938A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2007
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging device, comprising:

  • a first still image photographing unit that obtains a still image by one exposure;

    a second still image photographing unit that generates a still image by dividing an exposure length a plurality of times to obtain a plurality of low brightness images, and aligning and combining the obtained plurality of low brightness images;

    a first movement computation unit that calculates image movement from input images when still image photographing is not performed; and

    a photographing mode switching unit that switches between the first still image photographing unit and the second still image photographing unit when commencing still image photographing, from information of the calculated image movement prior to making a still image photograph.

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