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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1997
Takashi Masuda, Yamato, JP;
Takeshi Kitamura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Yono, JP;
Motoya Takai, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Nishihara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Tetsuji Ogawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for phototaking the image of an eye to be examined has an image pickup element for picking up the image of the eye to be examined, a first signal converting system for converting an image signal from the image pickup element into a signal for animated picture display, a second signal converting system for converting the image signal from the image pickup element into a digital image signal, and an image pickup element drive system for executing the drive systems of the image pickup element corresponding to the first and second signal converting systems.