Imaging device

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2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Motion or velocity measuring

C382S232000, C382S302000, C382S236000, C348S220100, C348S221100, C348S231600, C358S001140, C250S208100, C712S001000, C712S014000, C712S016000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07369683

ABSTRACT:
In an imaging device of the present invention, an imaging element2is driven in a thinning read-out mode for reading out signal charges from a subset of pixels, or in an all-pixels read-out mode for reading out signal charges from all pixels. When the imaging element2is driven in the thinning read-out mode, the imaging device processes and records a series of first image data that is obtained by reading out signal charges from the subset of pixels and that constitutes the moving images. When the imaging element2is driven in the all-pixels read-out mode, the imaging device processes and records a series of second image data constituting moving images after the number of pixels of the second image data is thinned, and processes and records a portion of the second image data as a still image without thinning when an instruction to pick up the still image is given while picking up the moving images.

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