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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Tae-ho Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jeong-won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-joon Moon, Anyang-si, KR;
Il-do Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Tae-Ho Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jeong-Won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-Joon Moon, Anyang-si, KR;
Il-Do Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3535 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/35554 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-step exposure method using an electronic shutter and a photography apparatus using the same are provided. The photography apparatus includes an image sensor, and a control unit which divides an area of the image into a first area and a second area using brightness information of the acquired image, and controls so that a first row group and a second row group of the second area have different exposure times. As a result, an image with a wider dynamic range is provided.