Timing control for a digitally interfaced camera using variable

Details Timing control for a digitally interfaced camera using variable Timing control for a digitally interfaced camera using variable

1996-09-12

1998-11-24

Faile, Andrew I.

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

348220, 348552, H04N 576, H04N 5225, H04N 700

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058414711

ABSTRACT:
A digital camera is designed to capture images and transfer the captured images to a host computer. The camera includes an image sensor exposed to image light for capturing the images and generating image signals; a timing generator, incorporating a line request control signal, for controlling the readout of lines of photosites from the image sensor; an A/D converter for converting the image signals into digital image data; a digital memory for storing at least one line of digital image data; and a digital interface for providing the digital image data read from the digital memory to the host computer. By initiating a new line readout in response to the line request control signal indicating the fullness of the digital memory, the camera is able to use the image sensor as an analog frame memory, instead of having a full digital frame memory in the camera, so that only a small line store is required.

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