Title:
An imaging device and a method for controlling the same
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5947507
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor, an acquisition unit which acquires information concerning distances to objects in a plurality of areas in an image capturing area, and a control unit which controls a charge accumulation period for each of a plurality of segmented areas of the image sensor, wherein the plurality of areas for which information concerning distances to the objects are acquired by the acquisition unit respectively correspond to the plurality of segmented areas, and the control unit controls the charge accumulation periods for the respective segmented areas at the time of light emission by a light-emitting device based on the information concerning the distances to the objects in the corresponding areas.
Inventors:
Takaiwa dare
Application Number:
JP2011191070A
Publication Date:
July 06, 2016
Filing Date:
September 01, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Canon Inc
International Classes:
G03B15/05; G02B7/34; G03B7/16; G03B13/36; G03B15/03; H04N5/222; H04N5/232; H04N5/235; H04N5/238; H04N5/369
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2006157862A | ||||
| JP2010130314A | ||||
| JP2007267412A | ||||
| JP9061913A | ||||
| JP2001021961A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura
Osamu Shimoyama
Nagakawa Yukimitsu
Shiro Takayanagi
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shuji Kimura
Osamu Shimoyama
Nagakawa Yukimitsu