Imaging apparatus

Details Imaging apparatus Imaging apparatus

2007-03-14

2010-10-19

Koval, Melissa J (Department: 2862)

Photography

With exposure objective focusing means, focusing aid, or...

Having accumulation photoarray and time control means

C396S157000, C396S234000, C348S324000, C348S371000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07817910

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor; a strobe unit; a preliminary. illumination controller which instructs the strobe unit to preliminarily illuminate for a predetermined period before main illumination; a reading controller which divides the image sensor into a plurality of regions, controls an exposure period for each region, corresponding to the preliminary illumination, and reads an image signal from each of the regions; and an imaging exposure setting unit which sets an appropriate amount of strobe light to be fired during imaging according to the image signals read from the regions; wherein the reading controller controls the exposure period for each region so that an overlapping period with the preliminary illumination period of the strobe unit is different from each other.

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