Apparatus and method for image pickup

Details Apparatus and method for image pickup Apparatus and method for image pickup

2007-03-29

2010-12-21

LaBalle, Clayton E (Department: 2862)

Photography

Camera shake sensing

Having stabilization system

C348S208400, C348S241000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07856174

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for image pickup capable of reducing noise in the images to reduce the effect of shaking due to, for example, hand movement. The image pickup apparatus and method can employ an exposure photographing unit for photographing at least one exposure image at predetermined time intervals using time-division exposure in a light exposure state, a dark frame photographing unit for photographing at least one dark frame at predetermined time intervals using time-division exposure in a dark state, a subtracting processor for subtracting the dark frames from the exposure images to reduce noise in the exposure images, and an image combiner for combining the plurality of reduced noise exposure images.

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machine translation of JP2003-319269.
Office Action established for JP2006-101423.

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