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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2010
Applicant:
Il-do Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Il-do Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling an imaging apparatus and an imaging apparatus using the same are provided, wherein the method controls the imaging apparatus including an image sensor that performs an electronic shutter function by calculating a moving characteristic of a mechanical shutter based on an amount of electric charge accumulated in a first area and an amount of electric charge accumulated in a second area, and controlling the electronic shutter function of the image sensor based on the calculated moving characteristic of the mechanical shutter. Accordingly, the performance of the imaging apparatus using a focal plane shutter can be improved.