Image pickup apparatus capable of selecting output according to time measured by timer
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus taking a first image including only a background but not an object and a second image including the object, and having a shutter button for releasing a shutter, comprising:
- a time measuring portion measuring a time after said shutter button is manually pressed;
an output selecting portion outputting only a single image taken when a first predetermined period of time is measured by said time measuring portion as said first image, and outputting an image taken when a second predetermined period of time is further measured by said time measuring portion after the first period of time as the second image, wherein said first image is updated by using an image of a region of said second image other than the object region of said second image every time a prescribed period is elapsed, only said single image is taken before said second predetermined time is measured, and said shutter button is located on a body of said image pickup apparatus.
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Abstract
In an image pickup apparatus, timer 2 starts a time measuring operation when a shutter button is pressed. When a time T1 is measured by timer 2, the image from CCD 1 is output as a background image to a background image buffer 4. In addition, when a time (T1+T2) is measured by timer 2, the image from CCD 1 is output as a normal image to a region extracting portion 5 and image compressing portion 6. The background image mainly refers to an image only including a background. The normal image mainly refers to an image with an object of interest arranged in front of the background.
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8 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus taking a first image including only a background but not an object and a second image including the object, and having a shutter button for releasing a shutter, comprising:
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a time measuring portion measuring a time after said shutter button is manually pressed; an output selecting portion outputting only a single image taken when a first predetermined period of time is measured by said time measuring portion as said first image, and outputting an image taken when a second predetermined period of time is further measured by said time measuring portion after the first period of time as the second image, wherein said first image is updated by using an image of a region of said second image other than the object region of said second image every time a prescribed period is elapsed, only said single image is taken before said second predetermined time is measured, and said shutter button is located on a body of said image pickup apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image pickup apparatus taking a first image including only a background but not an object and a second image including the object, and having a shutter button for releasing a shutter, comprising:
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a time measuring portion measuring a time after said shutter button is manually pressed; and an output selecting portion outputting only a single image taken when a first predetermined period of time is measured by said time measuring portion as said first image, and outputting an image taken when a second predetermined period of time is further measured by said time measuring portion after the first period of time as said second image, wherein said first image is updated by using an image of a region of said second image other than the object region of said second image every time a prescribed period is elapsed, wherein only said single image is taken before said second predetermined time is measured, and said shutter button is located on a body of said image pickup apparatus.
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