Camera system, video processing apparatus, and camera apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorKazuo Endo
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a camera system including, a camera apparatus having, an image sensor, a correction section, a first transmission processing section, and a synchronization processing section, and a video processing apparatus having a second transmission processing section and a conversion section, wherein the video processing apparatus outputs the video data obtained by the conversion by the conversion section.
Claims24
A video system comprising:
- a camera apparatus including
- an image sensor that includes pixels arranged in a predetermined array and that is configured to output an image signal having a pixel sequence corresponding to the array of the pixels, the image signal having at least substantially 4K horizontal pixels per frame, and
- a first input/output section at the camera apparatus configured to output the image signal and receive synchronous data for synchronizing operation of the image sensor;
- a cable, coupled to the camera apparatus, configured to transmit the image signal;
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- a video processing apparatus coupled to the cable to receive the image signal and operable in synchronization with at least part of the camera apparatus, the video processing apparatus including
- a second input/output section at the video processing apparatus configured to output the synchronous data to the camera apparatus, and
- processor apparatus configured to
- process the received image signal into a first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution, and a second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format, and
- output the first video data and the second video data for displaying, respectively, on a first display having at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution and on a second display having less resolution than the first display.
A method for a video camera system comprising a camera apparatus having an image sensor including pixels arranged in an array, a video processing apparatus remote from the camera apparatus and operable in synchronization with at least a portion of the camera apparatus, and a cable coupled between the camera apparatus and the video processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- producing, at the image sensor, an image signal having a pixel sequence corresponding to the array of the pixels, the image signal having at least substantially 4K horizontal pixels per frame;
- outputting at the camera apparatus the image signal and receiving at the camera apparatus synchronous data for synchronizing operation of the image sensor;
- sending over the cable the image signal to the video processing apparatus;
- receiving the image signal at the video processing apparatus;
- sending over the cable the synchronous data to the camera apparatus;
- operating the video processing apparatus in synchronization with at least part of the camera apparatus;
- processing the received image signal into a first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution, and a second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format;
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- outputting the first video data and the second video data for displaying, respectively, on a first display having at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution and on a second display having less resolution than the first display.
A video processing apparatus comprising:
- an input/output section configured to output synchronous data to a camera apparatus via a cable, the camera apparatus including an image sensor having pixels arranged in an array and being synchronized based on the synchronous data, input an image signal from the camera apparatus via the cable, the image signal having at least substantially 4K horizontal pixels per frame, and
- processor apparatus configured to
- process the input image signal into a first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution, and a second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format, and
- output the first video data and the second video data for displaying, respectively, on a first display having at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution and on a second display having less resolution than the first display.
A method for processing an image signal having at least substantially 4K horizontal pixels per frame and received from camera apparatus via a cable, the method comprising:
- processing the received image signal in synchronization with at least part of the camera apparatus to produce first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution, and second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format;
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- outputting the first video data and the second video data for displaying, respectively, on a first display having at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution and on a second display having less resolution than the first display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.