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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Kazuharu Imafuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiharu Matsuda, Souka, JP;
Kimio Uematsu, Fuji, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic camera includes: an imaging device that captures a subject image and outputs image signals; an image synthesizing device that performs image synthesis to generate a single image by using a plurality of sets of image signals obtained on different imaging conditions by the imaging device; and a control device that determines whether or not to perform the image synthesis with the image synthesizing device based on a predetermined determination condition, and, when it is determined to perform the image synthesis, controls the image synthesizing device so as to perform the image synthesis.