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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Hiroaki Kubo, Mukou, JP;
Masahito Niikawa, Sakai, JP;
Toshihiro Hamamura, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Nakamura, Takatsuki, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An photographing apparatus comprises a photographing lens, a first area sensor, a second area sensor, a display, a manipulation unit, and a processor. The first area sensor has a plurality of pixels, and photoelectrically converts an optical image of an object into first pixel data. The second area sensor has a plurality of pixels, the number of pixels of the second area sensor being greater than the number of pixels of the first area sensor, and photoelectrically converts an optical image of an object into second pixel data. The display displays the first pixel data supplied from the first area sensor as a preview image before image recording. The manipulation unit allows a user to start image recording. The processor combines the first pixel data and the second pixel data supplied form the first and second area sensors to produce a composite image when the manipulation unit is operated.