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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Hiroshi Sakurai, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyasu Ohtsubo, Yokohama, JP;
Kouji Asada, Yokohama, JP;
Masaru Noda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Noriyuki Iura, Yokohama, JP;
Takuya Imaide, Fujisawa, JP;
Junji Kamimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiro Kinugasa, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A still picture recording digital camera including a light quantity limiter for interrupting incident light to the camera; an image pickup unit including a pixel for converting the incident light to an electric pixel signal and outputting the pixel signal as a digital image signal; a signal processor for generating a digital image signal having a predetermined format; a recording unit for recording the digital image signal output from the image pickup unit or the signal processor; the light quantity limiter limiting the incident light quantity to a predetermined quantity and then interrupting the incident light; the image pickup unit outputting a dynamic picture digital image signal when the light quantity limiter is limiting the incident light quantity, and outputting a still picture image signal after the light quantity limiter has interrupted the incident light; and the signal processor performing different signal processing operations when the signal processor has received a digital image signal for a dynamic picture and a digital image signal for a still picture.