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Multi-mode camera and method therefor

  • US 6,680,748 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/2001
  • Issued: 01/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for operating an electronic image capturing system having a single image sensor array, said method comprising:

  • capturing a first series of video images and storing data of the first series of video images in a first resolution in a data memory of the image sensor array, wherein the data of the first series of video images is read out in accordance with a second resolution;

    capturing a first still image and storing data of the first still image in the first resolution in the data memory of the image sensor, wherein the data of the first still image is read out in accordance with the first resolution;

    capturing a second series of video images and storing data of the second series of video images in the first resolution in the data memory of the image sensor array, wherein the data of the second series of video images is read out in accordance with the second resolution;

    capturing a second still image and storing data of the second still image in the first resolution in the data memory of the image sensor, wherein the data of the second still image is read out in accordance with the first resolution, and wherein the single image sensor array is a digital image sensor including an on-chip memory partitioned as at least the data memory and an index memory, and directly producing video images or still images in digital form, each of the video images or still images composed from multiple frames representing sequentially increased exposures to a scene within a predetermined exposure time in accordance with time index values in the index memory.

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