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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Yasutaka Nakashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutaka Nakashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus operating on the basis of setting information determining quality of a captured image. The apparatus includes: imaging means for performing image processing in accordance with the setting information; image-signal processing means for performing signal processing of the image captured in accordance with the setting information; when a read request is input in a state of being connected with an image recording medium including setting-information recording means storing specific setting information recording a setting value for obtaining a specific image quality and image-information recording means recording image information including captured image data, setting-information reading means for reading the specific setting information stored in the setting-information recording means of the medium; and control means for changing the setting information on the imaging means and the image-signal processing means on the basis of the specific setting information and controlling the imaging means and the image-signal processing means.