Video camera apparatus using an image sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Video camera apparatus using an image sensor 失效
    使用图像传感器的摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US07479988B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-20

    申请号:US11101348

    申请日:2005-04-06

    摘要: The video camera apparatus obtains a still image sensing signal with high image quality in a progressive scan mode and is capable of recording onto a recording medium by a recording means which performs recording operation corresponding to an interlace scan mode. An image sensing signal read from a CCD image sensor 23 in the interlace scan mode is recorded directly onto a recording medium by a recording/reproducing section 5 through a camera signal processing circuit 24, while an image sensing signal read from the CCD image sensor 23 in the progressive scan mode is converted into an interlace scan signal and is then recorded onto a recording medium by the recording/reproducing section 5.

    摘要翻译: 摄像机装置以逐行扫描模式获得具有高图像质量的静止图像感测信号,并且能够通过执行与隔行扫描模式对应的记录操作的记录装置在记录介质上记录。 从CCD图像传感器23以隔行扫描模式读取的图像感测信号通过相机信号处理电路24由记录/再现部分5直接记录在记录介质上,同时从CCD图像传感器23读取的图像感测信号 逐行扫描模式被转换成隔行扫描信号,然后由记录/再现部分5记录在记录介质上。

    Video camera apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Video camera apparatus 失效
    摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US07053934B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-30

    申请号:US11089933

    申请日:2005-03-25

    IPC分类号: H04N5/225 H04N5/228 H04N5/335

    摘要: The video camera apparatus obtains a still image sensing signal with high image quality in a progressive scan mode and is capable of recording onto a recording medium by a recording means which performs recording operation corresponding to an interlace scan mode. An image sensing signal read from a CCD image sensor 23 in the interlace scan mode is recorded directly onto a recording medium by a recording/reproducing section 5 through a camera signal processing circuit 24, while an image sensing signal read from the CCD image sensor 23 in the progressive scan mode is converted into an interlace scan signal and is then recorded onto a recording medium by the recording/reproducing section 5.

    摘要翻译: 摄像机装置以逐行扫描模式获得具有高图像质量的静止图像感测信号,并且能够通过执行与隔行扫描模式对应的记录操作的记录装置在记录介质上记录。 从CCD图像传感器23以隔行扫描模式读取的图像感测信号通过相机信号处理电路24由记录/再现部分5直接记录在记录介质上,同时从CCD图像传感器23读取的图像感测信号 逐行扫描模式被转换成隔行扫描信号,然后由记录/再现部分5记录在记录介质上。

    Video signal processing apparatus for use with a video camera
    4.
    发明授权
    Video signal processing apparatus for use with a video camera 失效
    视频信号处理装置,用于摄像机

    公开(公告)号:US5343244A

    公开(公告)日:1994-08-30

    申请号:US122903

    申请日:1993-09-16

    CPC分类号: H04N5/361 H04N5/18 H04N9/045

    摘要: Video signal processing apparatus for use with a video camera having a line scanning line period during which useful video information is provided and a flyback period during which an optical black signal level is provided. Replacement black signal information that is a function of the optical black signal level is inserted into a portion of the flyback period. When the camera is of the type having a complementary color matrix filter which produces odd and even raster scan lines of image pickup signals with different modulation components, another aspect of this invention provides improved contour correction. Modulation components in a scan line of image pickup signals caused by the patterns of filter elements included in the matrix are removed, thereby producing an averaged scan line of image signals from which is extracted a signal component that is uncorrelated from one line to the next. Prior to such extraction, that portion of an averaged scan line of image signals which exceeds a predetermined level that is less than the lowest average level of a scan line of image signals which would saturate video processing circuitry is clipped. The extracted, uncorrelated signal component is combined with an averaged scan line of image signals to produce a contour-emphasized luminance signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种视频信号处理装置,用于具有在其中提供有用的视频信息的行​​扫描行周期的摄像机和提供光学黑色信号电平的回扫周期。 作为光学黑色信号电平的函数的替换黑色信号信息被插入回扫周期的一部分。 当相机是具有互补色矩阵滤波器的类型时,其产生具有不同调制分量的图像拾取信号的奇数和偶数光栅扫描线,本发明的另一方面提供改进的轮廓校正。 除去由矩阵中包括的滤波器元件的图案引起的图像拾取信号的扫描线中的调制分量,从而产生图像信号的平均扫描线,从其中提取与一行不相关的信号分量。 在这种提取之前,超过预定水平的图像信号的平均扫描线的那部分小于图像信号的扫描线的最低平均电平的那部分,该图像信号会使视频处理电路饱和。 提取的,不相关的信号分量与图像信号的平均扫描线组合以产生轮廓强调的亮度信号。

    Luminance signal forming circuit for color tv camera which combines
luminance signal derived from primary color signals with luminance
signal derived from complementary color signals
    5.
    发明授权
    Luminance signal forming circuit for color tv camera which combines luminance signal derived from primary color signals with luminance signal derived from complementary color signals 失效
    用于彩色电视摄像机的亮度信号形成电路,其将从原色信号得到的亮度信号与从补色信号导出的亮度信号组合

    公开(公告)号:US4805011A

    公开(公告)日:1989-02-14

    申请号:US100223

    申请日:1987-09-23

    申请人: Masatoshi Sase

    发明人: Masatoshi Sase

    IPC分类号: H04N9/73 H04N9/077 H04N9/64

    CPC分类号: H04N9/735

    摘要: A luminance signal is formed from a first luminance signal produced by mixing a plurality of complementary color signals obtained from a television camera having complementary color filters and from a second luminance signal produced by mixing at a predetermined ratio a plurality of primary color signals that are derived from the plurality of complementary color signals, the first and second luminance signals are then mixed so that the composite output signal forms the desired luminance signal. The first luminance signal is level adjusted based upon the color temperature detection signal derived from a color temperature detector and a second luminance signal is balanced in level based upon this color temperature detection signal. The second luminance signal is derived by mixing the three primary color signals at a predetermined ratio. This ratio is variable and can be controlled in response to an automatic gain control signal derived from an automatic gain control circuit that receives the output of the television camera.

    摘要翻译: 亮度信号由通过混合从具有互补滤色器的电视摄像机获得的多个互补色彩信号和通过以预定比率混合产生的第二亮度信号产生的第一亮度信号形成,所述第二亮度信号是衍生的多个原色信号 从多个互补色信号中,混合第一和第二亮度信号,使得复合输出信号形成期望的亮度信号。 基于从色温检测器导出的色温检测信号对第一亮度信号进行电平调整,并且基于该色温检测信号,第二亮度信号被平衡。 第二亮度信号是通过以预定的比率混合三个原色信号得到的。 该比率是可变的,并且可以响应于从接收电视摄像机的输出的自动增益控制电路导出的自动增益控制信号而被控制。

    High speed image capturing apparatus and method
    6.
    发明授权
    High speed image capturing apparatus and method 有权
    高速摄像装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08849090B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-30

    申请号:US12447480

    申请日:2007-10-12

    摘要: In a high speed image capturing state, a camera signal processing circuit is not needed to perform a signal process at a high screen rate, but at a regular screen rate. In the high speed image capturing mode, raw data of 240 fps received from an image sensor 101 are recorded on a recording device 111 through a conversion processing section 201 and a recording device controlling circuit 210. Raw data that have been decimated and size-converted are supplied to a camera signal processing circuit 203 through a pre-processing circuit 202 and an image being captured is displayed on a display section 112 with a signal for which a camera process has been performed. In a reproducing state, raw data are read from the recording device 111 at a low screen rate according to a display performance of the display section 112 and the raw data that have been read are processed are processed by the pre-processing circuit 202 and the camera signal processing circuit 203 and a reproduced image is displayed by the display section 112.

    摘要翻译: 在高速图像捕获状态下,不需要相机信号处理电路来以高屏幕速率但以常规屏幕速率执行信号处理。 在高速图像拍摄模式中,从图像传感器101接收的240fps的原始数据通过转换处理部分201和记录装置控制电路210记录在记录装置111上。已被抽取和尺寸转换的原始数据 通过预处理电路202被提供给相机信号处理电路203,并且正在捕获的图像被显示在已经执行了相机处理的信号的显示部分112上。 在再现状态下,根据显示部分112的显示性能,并且已经被读取的原始数据被处理前处理电路202处理,以低屏幕速率从记录装置111读出原始数据, 相机信号处理电路203和再现图像由显示部分112显示。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DECIMATION FOR IMAGE SENSORS
    7.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE DECIMATION FOR IMAGE SENSORS 有权
    图像传感器图像缩小的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120236187A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-20

    申请号:US13049790

    申请日:2011-03-16

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: Previously available analog domain decimation techniques are limited to simple equally-weighted averaging of photosite outputs. Decimation of a Bayer pattern image by an even-factor, such as by two or six, using simple equally-weighted averaging of photosite outputs in the analog domain results in effective sampling locations that are unevenly spaced apart. Standard interpolation of the unevenly spaced effective sampling locations generates image artifacts that reduce the quality of the reconstructed image in the smaller format because standard interpolation methods assume that the effective sampling locations are evenly spaced. Implementations of systems, methods and apparatus disclosed herein aim to produce substantially evenly spaced effective sampling locations in the analog domain. More specifically, in some implementations, the unequally-weighted-average even-factor decimation methods disclosed herein produce substantially more evenly spaced effective sampling locations as compared to the equally-weighted-average even-factor decimation processes previously used in the analog domain.

    摘要翻译: 先前可用的模拟域抽取技术仅限于对光电子输出进行简单的等效加权平均。 通过使用模拟域中的光电子输出的简单的等份加权平均,通过偶数因子(例如2或6)抽取拜耳图案图像导致不均匀间隔开的有效采样位置。 不均匀间隔的有效采样位置的标准插值产生图像伪影,其以更小的格式降低重建图像的质量,因为标准插值方法假设有效采样位置是均匀间隔的。 本文公开的系统,方法和装置的实现旨在在模拟域中产生基本上均匀间隔的有效采样位置。 更具体地说,在一些实施方案中,与先前在模拟域中使用的均等加权平均偶数因子抽取处理相比,本文公开的不平等加权平均偶数抽取方法产生了更均匀间隔的有效采样位置。

    IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD 有权
    图像捕获设备和图像捕获方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100061707A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12447480

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: H04N3/15 H04N5/228 H04N5/917

    摘要: In a high speed image capturing state, a camera signal processing circuit is not needed to perform a signal process at a high screen rate, but at a regular screen rate. In the high speed image capturing mode, raw data of 240 fps received from an image sensor 101 are recorded on a recording device 111 through a conversion processing section 201 and a recording device controlling circuit 210. Raw data that have been decimated and size-converted are supplied to a camera signal processing circuit 203 through a pre-processing circuit 202 and an image being captured is displayed on a display section 112 with a signal for which a camera process has been performed. In a reproducing state, raw data are read from the recording device 111 at a low screen rate according to a display performance of the display section 112 and the raw data that have been read are processed are processed by the pre-processing circuit 202 and the camera signal processing circuit 203 and a reproduced image is displayed by the display section 112.

    摘要翻译: 在高速图像捕获状态下,不需要相机信号处理电路来以高屏幕速率但以常规屏幕速率执行信号处理。 在高速图像拍摄模式中,从图像传感器101接收的240fps的原始数据通过转换处理部分201和记录装置控制电路210记录在记录装置111上。已被抽取和尺寸转换的原始数据 通过预处理电路202被提供给相机信号处理电路203,并且正在捕获的图像被显示在已经执行了相机处理的信号的显示部分112上。 在再现状态下,根据显示部分112的显示性能,并且已经被读取的原始数据被处理前处理电路202处理,以低屏幕速率从记录装置111读出原始数据, 相机信号处理电路203和再现图像由显示部分112显示。

    Optical black level control circuit
    9.
    发明申请
    Optical black level control circuit 有权
    光电黑电平控制电路

    公开(公告)号:US20050237402A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US11111014

    申请日:2005-04-21

    摘要: An optical black level control circuit comprises a digital black level adjusting circuit for generating a black level correction signal by digital processing using a given time constant when an output error between an optical black level and a reference optical black level signal is within a predetermined range so that an error becomes less than a predetermined value and an analog black level adjusting circuit for compensating for said error when said error exceeds the predetermined range.

    摘要翻译: 光学黑电平控制电路包括:数字黑电平调整电路,用于当光学黑电平和基准光黑电平信号之间的输出误差在预定范围内时,通过使用给定时间常数的数字处理产生黑电平校正信号,从而 误差变得小于预定值,以及模拟黑电平调整电路,用于当所述误差超过预定范围时补偿所述误差。

    Imaging apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus 失效
    成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US06798448B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-28

    申请号:US09358160

    申请日:1999-07-20

    IPC分类号: H04N5228

    摘要: An imaging apparatus can obtain a high quality still picture imaging signal in the all pixels read out mode and output it by means of an output processing means adapted to the interlaced read out mode. The imaging signal read out from a CCD image sensor 23 in the interlaced read out mode is directly supplied to a DV recording/reproducing processing section 4 by way of a camera signal processing circuit 24. The imaging signal read out from said CCD image sensor 23 in the apparatus is converted into an interlaced signal by a scan conversion section 3A, which is then supplied to the DV recording/reproducing processing section 4.

    摘要翻译: 成像装置可以在所有像素读出模式中获得高质量静止图像成像信号,并通过适于隔行扫描模式的输出处理装置输出。 以隔行读出模式从CCD图像传感器23读出的成像信号通过相机信号处理电路24直接提供给DV记录/再现处理部分4.从CCD图像传感器23读出的成像信号 在装置中由扫描转换部分3A转换成隔行信号,然后将其提供给DV记录/再现处理部分4。