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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2005
Katsuji Aoki, Nara, JP;
Katsuhiro Kanamori, Nara, JP;
Katsuji Aoki, Nara, JP;
Katsuhiro Kanamori, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus (-) which captures an image of an object moving in a space where a light source () is placed, the light source emitting light whose intensity varies in a predetermined cycle, the imaging capturing apparatus includes: an imaging device (-) for capturing the image of the object and the light from the light source (); a signal processing unit (-) for generating, from a signal outputted from the imaging device (-), an image signal that includes a picture sequence synchronized with an imaging apparatus drive signal obtained from the outside; and a phase difference detection unit (-), a phase different adjustment unit (-), and a drive signal generation unit (-), for generating a signal that is synchronized with the intensity variations of the light from the light source () which is captured by the imaging device (-), and outputting, as the imaging-apparatus drive signal, the generated signal into the signal processing unit (-).