Imaging system and imaging method
First Claim
1. An image pickup system comprising:
- an image pickup device having a photodetecting section with a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally therein, said image pickup device outputting image data that represents the two-dimensional intensity distribution of light incident on said photodetecting section, and outputting light intensity profile data that represents the one-dimensional intensity distribution of the incident light in each of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction in said photodetecting section;
a peak position detecting section acquiring the light intensity profile data in the respective first and second directions outputted from said image pickup device and detecting a light intensity peak position in the two-dimensional intensity distribution of the light incident on said photodetecting section in said image pickup device based on the acquired light intensity profile data;
a partial image acquiring section acquiring a partial image from an entire image that can be imaged by the image pickup device so that the light intensity peak position detected by said peak position detecting section is made a specific position for the partial image in the entire image; and
a partial image operating section integrating the partial image acquired by said partial image acquiring section.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to, for example, an image pickup system having a structure capable of imaging a subject at a low power consumption and a low cost even when the subject may be dark. The image pickup system comprises an image pickup device, a peak position detecting section, a partial image acquiring section, and a partial image operating section. The image pickup device outputs image data that represents the two-dimensional intensity distribution of light incident on a photodetecting section, and outputs light intensity profile data that represents the one-dimensional intensity distribution of the incident light in each of first and second directions in the photodetecting section. The peak position detecting section detects a light intensity peak position in the two-dimensional intensity distribution of the light incident on the photodetecting section in the image pickup device, based on the light intensity profile data outputted from the image pickup device. The partial image acquiring section acquires a partial image from an entire image that can be imaged by the image pickup device so that the light intensity peak position detected by the peak position detecting section is made a specific position for the partial image in the entire image. The partial image operating section integrates the acquired partial image.
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1. An image pickup system comprising:
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an image pickup device having a photodetecting section with a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally therein, said image pickup device outputting image data that represents the two-dimensional intensity distribution of light incident on said photodetecting section, and outputting light intensity profile data that represents the one-dimensional intensity distribution of the incident light in each of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction in said photodetecting section; a peak position detecting section acquiring the light intensity profile data in the respective first and second directions outputted from said image pickup device and detecting a light intensity peak position in the two-dimensional intensity distribution of the light incident on said photodetecting section in said image pickup device based on the acquired light intensity profile data; a partial image acquiring section acquiring a partial image from an entire image that can be imaged by the image pickup device so that the light intensity peak position detected by said peak position detecting section is made a specific position for the partial image in the entire image; and a partial image operating section integrating the partial image acquired by said partial image acquiring section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image pickup method using an image pickup device having a photodetecting section with a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally therein, said image pickup device outputting image data representing the two-dimensional intensity distribution of light incident on the photodetecting section and outputting light intensity profile data representing the one-dimensional intensity distribution of the incident light in each of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction in said photodetecting section, said method comprising:
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a peak position detecting step of acquiring the light intensity profile data in the respective first and second directions outputted from said image pickup device, and of detecting a light intensity peak position in the two-dimensional intensity distribution of the light incident on said photodetecting section in said image pickup device based on the acquired light intensity profile data; a partial image acquiring step of acquiring a partial image from an entire image that can be imaged by said image pickup device so that the light intensity peak position detected in the peak position detecting step is made a specific position for the partial image in the entire image; and a partial image operating step of integrating the partial image acquired in the partial image acquiring step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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