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Title:
IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/008337
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an image pickup apparatus, wherein the frequency characteristic of a point spread function is improved, to achieve a shaking correction with higher precision. The image pickup apparatus, which picks up images with an image pickup unit (10), comprises: a control unit (40) for conducting control of signal modulation that decreases or increases the signal level of the image signal obtained by the image pickup unit (10), during an exposure period that is a period from the start to end of exposure when the image pickup unit (10) is to pick up an image; and a shaking correction unit (52) for implementing a shaking correction to the signal-modulated image signal.

Inventors:
YANO TAKAHIRO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/065439
Publication Date:
January 19, 2012
Filing Date:
July 06, 2011
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
YANO TAKAHIRO
International Classes:
H04N5/232; G03B5/00
Foreign References:
JP2010050745A2010-03-04
JP2006333061A2006-12-07
JP2009171341A2009-07-30
JP2009213044A2009-09-17
JP2008249941A2008-10-16
JP2011078074A2011-04-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKEKOSHI, Noboru et al. (JP)
Noboru Takekoshi (JP)
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