Control Method, Control Apparatus and Control Program For Photographing Apparatus
First Claim
1. A control method provided for a photographing apparatus as a control method having a first mode for generating an output image by taking one input image and a second mode for generating an output image by taking a plurality of input images successively wherebyat least one of a first exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take an input image on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said first mode, and a second exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take a plurality of input images on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said second mode, is compared with a predetermined threshold valuein order to produce a result of determination as to whether to carry out a photographing operation in said first mode selected as a photographing mode or carry out a photographing operation in said second mode selected as said photographing mode.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a control method of a photographing apparatus, the photographing apparatus and a control program, which are capable of automatically determining a photographing mode capable of generating a sharper image. If a first exposure time is equal to or shorter than a first threshold value, a control circuit 18 makes a decision to take an input image in a first mode. The first exposure time is an exposure time required for taking one input image on the assumption that a photographing operation is carried out in the first mode for generating one output image by taking one input image. If the first exposure time is neither equal to nor shorter than the first threshold value, on the other hand, the control circuit 18 makes a decision to take a plurality of input images in a second mode provided that a second exposure time is equal to or shorter than a second threshold value. The second exposure time is an exposure time required for taking each of the input images successively on the assumption that a photographing operation is carried out in the second mode for generating one output image by taking the input images successively. The present invention can be applied for example to a digital camera.
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20 Claims
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1. A control method provided for a photographing apparatus as a control method having a first mode for generating an output image by taking one input image and a second mode for generating an output image by taking a plurality of input images successively whereby
at least one of a first exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take an input image on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said first mode, and a second exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take a plurality of input images on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said second mode, is compared with a predetermined threshold value in order to produce a result of determination as to whether to carry out a photographing operation in said first mode selected as a photographing mode or carry out a photographing operation in said second mode selected as said photographing mode.
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19. A control apparatus provided for a photographing apparatus having a first mode for generating an output image by taking one input image and a second mode for generating an output image by taking a plurality of input images successively wherein
at least one of a first exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take an input image on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said first mode, and a second exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take a plurality of input images on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said second mode, is compared with a predetermined threshold value in order to produce a result of determination as to whether to carry out a photographing operation in said first mode selected as a photographing mode or carry out a photographing operation in said second mode selected as said photographing mode.
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20. A control program to be executed by a computer as a program for controlling a photographing apparatus having a first mode for generating an output image by taking one input image and a second mode for generating an output image by taking a plurality of input images successively whereby
at least one of a first exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take an input image on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said first mode, and a second exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take a plurality of input images on the assumption that said photographing operation is to be carried out in said second mode, is compared with a predetermined threshold value in order to produce a result of determination as to whether to carry out a photographing operation in said first mode selected as a photographing mode or carry out a photographing operation in said second mode selected as said photographing mode.
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