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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Junji Sukeno, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Nakao, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Junko Kijima, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The imaging device according to the present invention adjusts the luminance in the first image such that the addition value of the value, which is obtained by multiplying the feature quantity of the luminance in the central portion of the first image by the first coefficient, and the feature quantity of the luminance in the peripheral portion of the first image becomes the first target value, and also adjusts the luminance in the second image such that the addition value of the value, which is obtained by multiplying the feature quantity of the luminance in the central portion of the second image by the second coefficient that is set independently of the first coefficient, and the feature quantity of the luminance in the peripheral portion of the second image becomes the second target value.