IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS WITH HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-QUALITY STILL IMAGE SUCCESSIVE CAPTURING CAPABILITY AND STILL IMAGE SUCCESSIVE CAPTURING METHOD USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- an internal memory;
an image sensor configured to capture still image data of a plurality of image frames, from a subject in a successive still image capturing mode;
an image processor configured to encode the captured still image data of the plurality of image frames using a predetermined moving picture codec to generate digital image data and to store the generated digital image data in the internal memory; and
a display unit configured to display a plurality of images of the digital image data decoded by the image processor, wherein the image processor is configured to encode a still image selected from the displayed images of the digital image data prior to storing in an external memory.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method of successively capturing high quality image data at high speed are provided. The image input apparatus includes an image sensor for capturing image data from a subject; an image signal processor encoding the image data transmitted from the image sensor to produce digital image data; and a memory for storing the digital image data. The image signal processor decodes the digital image data according to an operating signal from a user and provides the user with the decoded digital image data. Therefore, the high quality image data can be obtained at high speed, and the lifespan of an external memory can be increased.
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18 Claims
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1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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an internal memory; an image sensor configured to capture still image data of a plurality of image frames, from a subject in a successive still image capturing mode; an image processor configured to encode the captured still image data of the plurality of image frames using a predetermined moving picture codec to generate digital image data and to store the generated digital image data in the internal memory; and a display unit configured to display a plurality of images of the digital image data decoded by the image processor, wherein the image processor is configured to encode a still image selected from the displayed images of the digital image data prior to storing in an external memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for capturing an image comprising:
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capturing still image data of a plurality of image frames, from a subject in a successive still image capturing mode; encoding the captured still image data of the plurality of image frames using a predetermined moving picture codec to generate digital image data and storing the generated digital image data in an internal memory; decoding the generated digital image data to produce a plurality of images; displaying the plurality of images of the decoded digital image data; and encoding a still image selected from the displayed images of the digital image data prior to storing in an external memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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