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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Akira Irinouchi, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhiko Miyao, Mito, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Irinouchi, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhiko Miyao, Mito, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G03B 7/083 (2006.01); G03B 7/093 (2006.01); G03B 9/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup device and image pickup method are disclosed, wherein an image is picked up by changing the shutter speed in accordance with the illuminance of an object in the case where the rate at which the object moves in the whole image is smaller than a predetermined value, and an image is picked up without changing the shutter speed regardless of the illuminance of the object in the case where the rate at which the object moves in the whole image is not smaller than the predetermined value.