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Title:
撮像装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4007986
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus is disclosed. An imaging device acquires an object image as pixel data in accordance with photoelectric conversion. A readout region setting unit sets a region in which image data is to be read out from the imaging device. A readout unit reads out the image data from the readout region. An optimal position calculating unit calculates a position optimal for imaging according to the position and size of a readout region set by the readout region setting unit. An adjusting mechanism drives an imaging surface of the imaging device at the optimal position calculated by the optimal position calculating unit.

Inventors:
Fumiyuki Shiratani
Hiroyuki Minakata
Noriyuki Inoyama
Nobuyuki Watanabe
Shinichi Mihara
Application Number:
JP2004273747A
Publication Date:
November 14, 2007
Filing Date:
September 21, 2004
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Assignee:
Olympus Endo Technology America Inc.
International Classes:
H04N5/232; H04N5/225
Domestic Patent References:
JP2002314868A
JP2002262159A
JP2004151609A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Kurata Masatoshi
Takashi Mine
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Sadao Muramatsu
Ryo Hashimoto