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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184180 | Spatially synchronized audio and video capture An audio/video (A/V) capture device and method that capture audio and video in a spatially synchronized manner. In one implementation, the device and method automatically adjust the shape of a spatial directivity pattern of a microphone array used for acquiring audi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8159563 | Digital photographing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium storing computer program for executing the method Provided are a digital photographing apparatus having a zoom function, which may easily obtain still images having various viewing angles, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium storing a computer program for executing the method. The digital photo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154624 | Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof An image pickup apparatus that has an optical zooming unit and an electronic zooming unit includes a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the image pickup apparatus, and a controller configured to move the electronic zooming unit along with an ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154623 | Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof An image pickup apparatus that includes an optical zooming unit, an electronic zooming unit, and a controller, wherein when the optical zooming unit moves from a first zoom region to a second zoom region that is closer to a wide-angle end than the first zoom region,... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8077225 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes optical and electronic zooming units, and a controller configured to control an operation of the electronic zooming unit. When the first aspect ratio is selected, the controller operates the electronic zooming unit along with an op... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8040398 | Imaging apparatus and method for displaying zoom information An imaging apparatus is provided, which includes an image capturing unit, an adjusting unit and a display unit. The adjusting unit adjusts a clipped area for an image captured by the image capturing unit on photographing mode. The display unit displays a first numbe... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040399 | System and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera A system and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera includes a digital zoom module that performs a digital zoom function, and an optical zoom module that controls a lens unit of the digital camera to perform an optical zoom function. A d... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7936383 | Imaging apparatus having optical zoom and electronic zoom functions An imaging apparatus has an optical zoom function, with which the image imaged on the imaging device (CCD) is enlarged and reduced by moving an optical system, and an electronic zoom function, with which the image data generated by the imaging device is electronical... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936384 | Image taking system In the image taking method where images of an object are taken by a running image taking portion provided with a zoom lens, and at least one image taking portion for measuring a distance provided with a fixed focus lens equal to the wide-angle-side end of the zoom l... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7907189 | Imaging apparatus having a lens device for a zooming control operation and the method of using the same An object of the present invention is to suitably perform a zooming control operation in the case that a zoom ring is provided at a lens-side portion and zoom switches are provided at a camera-body-side portion of a lens-interchangeable video camera. To achieve this... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7847837 | Imagine pickup device and imagine pickup method An image pickup device has an image pickup element (20), a variable power lens (20) for changing image pickup magnification, a magnification converting lens (15) for converting the image pickup magnification into a predetermined multiple, a sign... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7830422 | Lens apparatus, image-pickup apparatus, and image-pickup system Lens apparatuses are disclosed capable of smooth image-pickup operation by facilitating operations of functions provided separately between the lens apparatus and the image-pickup apparatus. The lens apparatus, which is detachably mounted on an image-pickup apparatu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7787029 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus comprises an optical magnification changing mechanism which optically changes a magnification of an image, and an electronic magnification changing mechanism which reduces or expands a magnification with respect to image data by signal processin... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7738016 | Digital camera with dual optical systems A digital camera has a first optical system having a wide zoom lens and a second optical system for a telephotography zoom lens. In an initial state where power is active, a controller and timing-generator controls the wide zoom lens so as to be situated at a wide p... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7602425 | Signal processing apparatus and image data generation apparatus with electronic reduction and enlargement signal processing capabilities A recording mode control circuit controls a first recording mode in which still image data having a first image size corresponding to the number of pixels of an image sensing element is generated and recorded and a second recording mode in which moving image data ha... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7589768 | Image-taking apparatus and focus control method of image-taking apparatus with first and second control method in first zoom state and only second control method in second zoom state An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which can achieve an appropriate AF control regardless of a zoom magnification. The image-taking apparatus has an image pickup element which photoelectrically converts an image of an object formed by an image-taking optical sys... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7508426 | Image pickup device, and driving controlling method for solid-state imaging device The present invention provides an image pickup device including a zoom function not using any optical means and capable of correcting a signal from a defective pixel based on positional information for the defective pixel previously stored therein. According to the ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7477297 | Combined optical and digital zoom Digital and optical zoom are combined over a number of discrete digital zoom levels. Digital interpolation is provided during transition periods between the discrete digital zoom levels such that the total apparent zoom level appears continuous and uninterrupted. | 01/13/2009 |
| 7436449 | Electronic imaging system The invention relates to an electronic imaging system such a video camera or digital camera, whose thickness or size is reduced while performance degradation is reduced as much as possible. The system comprises a zoom lens system comprising a first G1, a seco... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423685 | Image-taking apparatus with first control method in which focus lens is driven based upon signal from image-pickup device and second control method in which focus lens is driven based on signal representing object distance An image-taking apparatus capable of appropriate AF control without depending on a zoom enlargement ratio is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus includes a signal processing section which generates an image signal based on the output signal of an image-pickup devi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417673 | Optical and digital zooming for an imaging device The invention relates to photographing process, where zooming is carried out. In a method an image is formed through imaging optics onto a light sensitive image sensor in an imaging device and wherein the device is capable of both optical and digital zooming. The me... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397609 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus suppresses deterioration in an image quality caused by an electronic zoom. A digital camera equipped with a plurality of optical systems includes a fixed focal distance lens and a zoom lens. When a user sets a zoom position between discrete opti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379248 | Image processor allowing shooting at close range An image processor includes a zoom lens for performing optical zooming by moving in a first range, an imaging unit for converting an object image obtained via a zoom lens into an image signal, and an electronic zooming unit for performing an electronic zooming opera... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372486 | Photographing apparatus and method of adjusting an image of a photographing object A photographing object image adjusting apparatus including a plurality of adjusting operation devices corresponding to a plurality of object image adjusting modes, respectively, and an object image adjusting device. Each of the plurality of adjusting operation devic... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372986 | Method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source A method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source, the method and apparatus scanning one major surface of the optical disk for mechanical surface imperfections, storing the locations of the surface imperfections relative to a d... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362966 | Controlling apparatus for photographing system To provide a controlling apparatus for a photographing system that enables effective use of a memory zoom function regardless of whether a zoom position is within an optical-zoom region or a digital zoom region. The present invention provides a controlling apparatus... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349013 | Imaging apparatus having a lens device for a zooming control operation and the method of using the same An object of the present invention is to suitably perform a zooming control operation in the case that a zoom ring is provided at a lens-side portion and zoom switches are provided at a camera-body-side portion of a lens-interchangeable video camera. To achieve this... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7317479 | Automated zoom control Automated zoom control and/or automated wide angle capture for digital camera systems and related methods. The camera is configured to have imaging apparatus that selectively couples images from an image scene to an image sensing apparatus that senses the coupled im... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7295239 | User interface illumination system A user interface illumination system provides a user with information regarding the operation of a digital camera. The system may provide a user interface for informing the user of the ability to select a particular function to be performed on the camera. The user i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7262874 | Printing apparatus and electronic camera A printer apparatus for effecting printing based on image data of a captured image includes an imaging condition detection unit for detecting an imaging condition of the captured image, a pre-print process unit for performing a pre-print process for the image data o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242426 | Digital still camera for recording images in high and low sensitivity modes The present invention provides a digital still camera that can read high quality image data from a solid state image pickup device in both the low and the high sensitivity modes. The digital still camera according to the present invention includes shooting mode sele... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7212236 | Digital camera and method for setting photographic magnification of digital camera A digital camera provided with an optical zoom function and an electronic zoom function. In accordance with a specified photographic magnification, a magnification setting section selects a first magnification from a plurality of fixed magnification values which has... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7164446 | Digital camera and method of controlling the same The present invention is directed to obtaining an image having predetermined brightness, while making the degradation of the image as little as possible. A distance (an irradiation distance d) at which a predetermined amount of reflected light can be obtained is obt... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151570 | Imaging apparatus with interchangeable lens apparatus, the lens apparatus having a memory for storing optical performance data of the lens apparatus An optical apparatus including an imaging apparatus and a lens apparatus each having a communicating portion performing communications is disclosed. The optical apparatus is provided with: an imaging optical unit; a memory in which information of an optical performa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142237 | Imaging apparatus and processing method for converting the number of pixels of an input image An imaging apparatus uses an imaging device to generate an image signal corresponding to an image having an arbitrary number of H pixels by W pixels which is not greater than a predetermined number of P pixels by Q pixels in vertical and horizontal directions. The a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116364 | Method and apparatus for maintaining a consistent effective focal length in a digital camera A digital camera maintains a consistent effective focal length upon switching from a first focus mode to a second focus mode, the focus modes having different maximum focal lengths. Maintaining a consistent effective focal length across focus mode changes obviates t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113209 | Image taking apparatus capable of optically and electrically changing magnification of taken images An apparatus, a control method, and a control program which permit a first change operation of optically changing magnifications of a taken image and a second change operation of changing the magnifications by signal processing and in which a predetermined restricti... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7064904 | Image processor allowing shooting at close range An image processor includes a zoom lens for performing optical zooming by moving in a first range, an imaging unit for converting an object image obtained via a zoom lens into an image signal, and an electronic zooming unit for performing an electronic zooming opera... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062162 | Image taking apparatus capable of optically and electrically changing magnification of taken images An apparatus, a control method, and a control program which permit a first change operation of optically changing magnifications of a taken image and a second change operation of changing the magnifications by signal processing and in which a predetermined restricti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057651 | Digital camera having an electronic zoom function A determination is made as to whether or not the magnification set for image sensing is greater than the upper limit of the optical finder. When the set magnification is greater, the original image is subjected to a thinness process, the LCD is automatically turned ... | 06/06/2006 |
