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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Daisuke Kasai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2357 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to convert light into an electric signal and to output the electric signal; an exposure control section configured to variably control an exposure period of the imaging device with use of an electronic shutter; and a flicker detection section configured to detect a flicker based on variation in an output signal from the imaging device when speed of the electronic shutter is varied from relatively-high speed to relatively-low speed.