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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Aiko Sakai, Kodaira, JP;
Yusuke Yabe, Chofu, JP;
Tomoya Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kotaro Ogasawara, Nakano, JP;
Susumu Hashimoto, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup system includes an optical sensor configured to pick up an optical image of an object illuminated with light of a plurality of colors emitted from a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements with an image pickup device and detect each of light amounts of the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, and a controller including hardware. The controller adjusts color balance based on the light amounts of the plurality of colors detected at the optical sensor and sets an exposure timing of a light amount detecting unit according to image pickup operation of the image pickup device.