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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8022995 | Image pickup apparatus with an inclination guide display An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7804522 | Image analysis for smoke detection A smoke detection method for identifying, in a current input image, an area indicative of the presence of smoke, there being a sequence of two or more input images, the method comprising the steps of: storing a background estimation for a current input image; and co... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7333723 | Camera A camera according to the present invention comprises a sensor array wherein multiple pixels are arrayed in the base-length direction, a focusing unit for performing focusing of the camera based on the image output from the sensor array, a first detection unit for d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7295232 | Camera and program A camera which can obtain an image without image blur is disclosed. The camera which obtains a synthesized image whose exposure has been corrected by synthesizing a plurality of images obtained through successive image-taking, comprising: a detection unit which dete... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7253835 | Method and apparatus for estimating a camera reference horizon A method, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for estimating a camera reference horizon Ŷ0. Operations include receiving images including projections of objects including horizontal edges. Vertical motion is estimated for the images and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7177538 | Camera A camera includes a movement detection unit which detects camera movement. A blurring detection unit reduces image deterioration due to camera movement based on an output from the movement detection unit. A notifying unit provides a notice of information regarding c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162151 | Camera A camera comprises an optical photographing system, an image pickup device which receives a luminous flux via the optical photographing system to output image data, a monitor on which an image is displayed based on the image data, an actuator which controls a positi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7133068 | System and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera device A system and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera comprises a cradle device that transports the video camera across a target object during a scanning procedure that captures and stores video data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110035 | Device and a method for an infrared image analyzing autofocus An apparatus and a method is introduced by which infrared image analysing automatic focusing is made possible. The invention among others comprises a focus function to be used by a search operation in order to control a moving means (50) adjusting a focusing ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7042509 | Image sensing apparatus and method of capable of merging function for obtaining high-precision image by synthesizing images and image stabilization function An image sensing apparatus, which performs pixel shifting operation for shifting an image formation position of an image on an image sensing device using a lens capable shifting a light path and senses images at respective image formation positions, has a vibration ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7030909 | Automatic photography Automated camera apparatus comprises a head mounted electronic camera 1 for providing a video signal 3 representative of an image 2 viewed by the wearer, video signal processor 51 arranged to receive said video signal for judging the degr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015950 | Picture taking method and apparatus Method and apparatus is disclosed to enhance the quality and usefulness of picture taking and other image acquisition for pleasure or business purposes. In a preferred embodiment, stereo photogrammetry is combined with digital image acquisition to acquire or store s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6961445 | Image processing warning system A method and apparatus for capturing and processing images from a portion of a system in order to detect a warning condition for providing warnings to users or operators of the system. One or more image capture devices capable of capturing an image, for example, a c... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6937272 | Display device for a camera A camera is described having a display device for displaying one or more stored images after acquisition. The camera has a motion detector which enables the selection and/or display of a stored image to be controlled (at least partly) by physical movement of the cam... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930708 | Apparatus and system for correction based upon detecting a camera shaking A detecting system for detecting a deviation of a camera from shaking has at least two shaking detectors and one correcting device. The first shaking detector detects a camera shaking corresponding to one axis of a camera coordinate system. The second shaking detect... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6801249 | Device for emitting a time varying signal in the field of vision of a picture taking device A device for emitting digital video images may include a picture-taking unit for producing the images and a unit for forming at least one signal in the field of vision of the picture-taking unit so that the signal appears in at least some of the images produced by t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6476861 | Video camera having display for displaying movement speed and hand wobble A video camera that displays movement speed and hand wobble to allow a photographer to perform a stable photographing operation. The video camera detects up and down movement and left and right movement. The video camera discerns a detection signal as han... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6181875 | Camera capable of correcting camera-shake A camera comprises an angular velocity sensor for detecting camera-shake. The angular velocity sensor takes a certain time to be stabilized after its operation is started. When correction of camera-shake is required during the certain period, it is displa... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6157780 | Camera capable of correcting camera-shake A camera comprises an angular velocity sensor for detecting camera-shake. The angular velocity sensor takes a certain time to be stabilized after its operation is started. When correction of camera-shake is required during the certain period, it is displa... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5978601 | Camera capable of correcting camera-strike A camera comprises an angular velocity sensor for detecting camera-shake. The angular velocity sensor takes a certain time to be stabilized after its operation is started. When correction of camera-shake is required during the certain period, it is displa... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5905848 | Image pickup apparatus with vibration compensation An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element, a memory for storing a digital signal obtained by converting image information output from the image pickup element by an A/D converter, a displacement detection unit for detecting the position d... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5850254 | Imaging system for a vehicle which compares a reference image which includes a mark which is fixed to said vehicle to subsequent images An environment recognition device formed in such a manner that an image sensor is installed so that an image sensor mounting location recognition mark falls within an image pickup area, comparator for comparing mark locations the images of which are picke... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5831670 | Camera capable of issuing composition information A camera according to the present invention is provided with a view point information detection circuit that detects information related to the distribution of the view points of a photographer within the photographic field and issues signals related to t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5801769 | Vibration compensator with corrects for vibration errors based on servo control unit errors An apparatus including an image sensing system which receives light from an object and further outputs a video signal; a reproducing system which reproduces a video signal recorded on a recording medium; a selection circuit which selectively outputs eithe... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5572252 | Video camera having erroneous recording preventing function and method thereof A video camera wherein the number of times that an output signal from a swing sensor reaches or exceeds a threshold value is counted, and based on the resulting counted value, the video camera is judged as being in a photographing state or not, the record... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5521638 | Video camera with record shutoff mechanism A video camera includes a viewfinder through which an operator may view an image of an object to be videoed, a rotatably supported head-carrier cylinder and a capstan for transporting a length of magnetic recording medium. This video camera also includes ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5493333 | Vibration compensator which corrects for vibration errors based on servocontrol unit errors An imaging apparatus including an image sensing unit for converting light from an object into a video signal and outputting a video signal, and a vibration compensation unit for compensating picture vibrations of the video signal provided by the image sen... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5218442 | Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus A camera wherein the light emitted by a subject, which has passed through a photographic optical system, is formed as an image on an area sensor, and which includes an electronic viewfinder that indicates the image of the subject based on the output from ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4862277 | Imaging device with hand wobble display circuit An imaging device such as a video camera having a viewfinder for displaying an imaging signal to the photographer which indicates the degree of hand wobble (i.e., movement of the camera by the photographer). A hand wobble display circuit generates this im... | 08/29/1989 |
