18503760. IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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Inventor(s)
Atsushi Sugawara of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18503760 titled 'IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an image capture apparatus that includes an image sensor and at least one processor or circuit for detecting flicker in captured images and adjusting the drive of the lens accordingly.
- Detection unit to detect flicker in images captured by the image sensor.
- Control unit to adjust the drive of the lens during image capture to compensate for flicker.
- Drive operation causes a change in the amount of light received by the image sensor.
- Adjustment of lens drive in real-time during image capture time period.
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- Potential Applications
- Photography and videography equipment
- Surveillance cameras
- Medical imaging devices
- Problems Solved
- Eliminates flicker in captured images caused by artificial lighting sources.
- Improves image quality and consistency in various lighting conditions.
- Benefits
- Enhanced image quality in challenging lighting environments.
- Increased accuracy and reliability of image capture.
- Improved performance of image capture apparatus.
Original Abstract Submitted
An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor that captures a subject image formed via a lens and outputs an image; and at least one processor or circuit configured to function as: a detection unit configured to detect flicker from the image output from the image sensor; and a control unit configured, in a case where, in an image capture time period in which images of a subject are being captured for flicker detection by the image sensor, the lens is driven in accordance with a drive operation that causes a change in an amount of light received by the image sensor, to adjust drive of the lens in the image capture time period.
