Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017332016-A1
Application number	US-201515509591-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 28, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Nov 16, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs image data generated by an image capturing unit that has a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including at least one pixel, and that is capable of performing image-capturing under different imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups and data for the imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups; and a recording control unit that generates image data for each of pixel groups having the same imaging conditions based on the image data inputted from the input unit and records the image data generated for each of the pixel groups having the same imaging conditions in a recording unit.

First claim

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
an input unit that inputs image data generated by an image capturing unit that has a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including at least one pixel, and that is capable of performing image-capturing under different imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups and data for the imaging conditions for each of the pixel groups; and a recording control unit that generates image data for each of pixel groups having the same imaging conditions based on the image data inputted from the input unit and records the image data generated for each of the pixel groups having the same imaging conditions in a recording unit.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the recording control unit generates, based on the image data inputted by the input unit, first image data for a first pixel group having a first imaging condition and second image data for a second pixel group having a second imaging condition, and records the generated second image data after the generated first image data as a file in the recording unit.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the recording control unit generates, based on the image data inputted by the input unit, first image data for a first pixel group having a first imaging condition and second image data for a second pixel group having a second imaging condition, and records a first file having the generated first image data and a second file having the generated second image data in the recording unit.

4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first image data is data generated based on pixel values of the first pixel group and the second image data is data generated based on pixel values of the second pixel group.

5 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first image data is data obtained by arranging pixel values of pixels of the first pixel group two-dimensionally, and the second image data is data obtained by arranging pixel values of pixels of the second pixel group two-dimensionally.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first imaging condition for the first pixel group and the second imaging condition for the second pixel group are imaging conditions for still images.

7 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first imaging condition for the first pixel group and the second imaging condition for the second pixel group are imaging conditions for motion images.

8 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first imaging condition for the first pixel group is an imaging condition for motion images and the second imaging condition for the second pixel group is an imaging condition for still images.

9 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the data for the imaging conditions contains information relating to exposure for capturing an image of a subject by the image capturing unit.

10 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the data for the imaging conditions contains information relating to brightness of a subject whose image is captured by the image capturing unit.

11 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the data for the imaging conditions contains information relating to an imaging operation of the imaging unit.

12 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the data for the imaging conditions contains information relating to luminance of a subject whose image is captured by the image capturing unit.

13 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the pixel groups each have a photoelectric conversion unit that accumulates a photoelectrically converted charge; and the data for the imaging conditions contains a time period of accumulation of charge by the photoelectric conversion unit.

14 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the image capturing unit has an amplification unit that amplifies a signal generated from a photoelectrically converted charge for each of the pixel groups; and the data for the imaging conditions contains an amplification factor of the amplification unit.

Assignees

• Nikon Corp

Inventors

• Miyakawa Yoshiaki
• Yamagata Naoki

Classifications

• H04N5/772

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