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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-ho Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Takafumi Usui, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing a dynamic range of an image by using a first electronic shutter and a second electronic shutter of a camera is provided. The method includes initiating exposure of an image sensor by moving a first electronic front curtain according to a first control pulse signal of the first electronic shutter; moving a second electronic front curtain with respect to at least one pixel of the image sensor according to a second control pulse signal of the second electronic shutter; blocking the exposure of the image sensor by moving a mechanical rear curtain included in the camera; and acquiring, after blocking the exposure, a long exposure image using the first electronic front curtain and a short exposure image using the second electronic front curtain.