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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Maxell, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Akira Ishiyama, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Kyoto, JP;
Yasunobu Hashimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Motoyuki Suzuki, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsunobu Watanabe, Kyoto, JP;
MAXELL, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus is provided that includes: a video input unit configured to take an image of an object to generate an image signal of the object; a video signal processor configured to generate a taken image of the object on a basis of the image signal; and a controller configured to: detect motion information of the object on the basis of the image signal; cause the video input unit to take an image of the object on a basis of the motion information multiple times so as to differentiate an exposure amount thereof; and cause the video signal processor to generate an HDR synthetic image of the object on the basis of a plurality of image signals whose exposure amounts are different from each other.