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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1995
Teruo Hieda, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Shimokoriyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsutomu Fukatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image sensing apparatus includes: a signal processing circuit for processing image sensing signals; a plurality of adjustment signal generating circuits for generating mutually different output signals for automatic adjustment by using part of the signals of the signal processing circuit; an interface for receiving the output of the plurality of adjustment signal generating circuits and outputting it through a common signal path. Also included is a control microprocessor for adjusting a plurality of adjusting sections of the image sensing apparatus by using the output of the plurality of adjustment signal generating circuits output through the common signal path, wherein adjustment of the plurality of adjusting sections of the image sensing apparatus using the output of the plurality of adjustment signal generating circuits is effected with a reduced number of signal paths between the plurality of adjustment signal generating circuits and the control microprocessor, thereby simplifying the circuit construction of the image sensing apparatus as a whole and improving the reliability thereof.