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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Minoru Kakinuma, Hachioji, JP;
Hidetoshi Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Koseki, Kokubunji, JP;
Osamu Inagaki, Hachioji, JP;
Minoru Kakinuma, Hachioji, JP;
Hidetoshi Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Koseki, Kokubunji, JP;
Osamu Inagaki, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic camera for generating an image having a wide dynamic range by synthesizing two image pickup signals of different exposure amount generated by using an electronic shutter function and unit for shutting off light, shading of image pickup signals resulting from difference in charge accumulating time among the pixels of image pickup device due to operation from opened state to closed state of the unit for shutting off light being corrected by a shading correction unit to form a synthesized image without an occurrence of false color due to shading.