Electronic camera with adjustable image readout area

Details Electronic camera with adjustable image readout area Electronic camera with adjustable image readout area

1997-10-08

1999-07-06

Garber, Wendy

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

348333, H04N 5225

Patent

active

059203480

ABSTRACT:
An electronic camera having an image sensor to receive the light rays of an object and convert them into the electrical image signals comprises an optical finder capable of varying its enlarging magnification or photographing area; a reading device to read the signals of a part of the area of the image the rays of which are received by the image sensor; a reading area modifying device to modify the size of the area read from the image sensor in accordance with the enlarging magnification of the finder or the displayed photographing area. Further, such an electronic camera comprises a metering device to measure the distance between an object and the taking lens, and the reading area modifying device modifies the size and position of the area read from the image sensor in accordance with the finder magnification or the displayed photographing area and the measured value by the metering device.

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