Image acquiring device
US-11888292-B2 · Jan 30, 2024 · US
Photographing apparatus and photographing method
US8928787B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8928787-B2 |
| Application number | US-97575110-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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An image having good image quality is obtained by discharging charges accumulated in an image pickup device. A photographing apparatus, which includes an image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form and photographs a subject by light-exposing the image pickup device, includes: a detector for detecting a photographing state of the subject; an operation controller for controlling an operation of a curtain body traveling to block light to the image pickup device; and a scan controller for controlling a light-exposure start scan of the image pickup device by discharging charges accumulated in the image pickup device before the traveling of the curtain body, wherein the scan controller discharges the charges accumulated in the image pickup device a plurality of times according to the photographing state of the subject.
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What is claimed is: 1. A photographing apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form and that photographs a subject by light-exposing the image pickup device: a detector for detecting a photographing state of the subject; an operation controller for controlling an operation of a curtain body traveling to block light to the image pickup device; a scan pattern storage unit storing a number of charge discharging times corre…
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- What does patent US8928787B2 cover?
- An image having good image quality is obtained by discharging charges accumulated in an image pickup device. A photographing apparatus, which includes an image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form and photographs a subject by light-exposing the image pickup device, includes: a detector for detecting a photographing state of the subject; an operation controller fo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Takane Yasuo, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N25/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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