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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Syouei Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/238 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/238 (2013.01); G03B 7/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to cause an aperture diaphragm to move from a starting position toward first and second diaphragm positions of the aperture diaphragm such that the aperture diaphragm reaches the first diaphragm position at the beginning of an exposure period. The circuitry is further configured to cause the aperture diaphragm to move from the first diaphragm position to the second diaphragm position during the exposure period.