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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Hiroshi Itoh, Hachioji, JP;
Seisuke Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Shigeru Hosokai, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Gomi, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshio Hagihara, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Itoh, Hachioji, JP;
Seisuke Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Shigeru Hosokai, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Gomi, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshio Hagihara, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pick-up apparatus includes an image pick-up device and a filter circuit. The image pick-up device includes a pixel portion for converting a subject image into an electric signal, a scanning circuit for dividing the pixel portion into a plurality of areas, for non-linearly dividing the boundary of the areas of at least one side of the adjacent areas based on the unit of pixel, and a plurality of output circuits for individually outputting video signals. The filter circuit performs filter processing of the video signals outputted from the plurality of output circuits for the pixels near the boundary of the areas. Thus, the image quality can be improved in the multi-channel output system.