Imaging apparatus, imaging method and imaging program

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• a video input unit configured to take an image of an object to generate an image signal of the object;
• a video signal processor configured to generate a taken image of the object on a basis of the image signal;
• a light quantity sensor configured to measure light quantity of periphery;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• detect motion information of the object on the basis of the image signal;
• cause the video input unit to take an image of the object on a basis of the motion information multiple times so as to differentiate an exposure amount thereof;
• cause the video signal processor to generate an HDR synthetic image of the object on the basis of a plurality of image signals whose exposure amounts are different from each other, and
• cause the video input unit to take an image of the object multiple times so as to differentiate an exposure amount thereof on a basis of the motion information and the light quantity,
• wherein the video input unit includes:
• a first video input unit provided with a first imaging device for first resolution;
• a second video input unit provided with a second imaging device for the first resolution;
• and
• a resolution converter configured to convert resolution of each of the first imaging device and the second imaging device,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• compare magnitude of the motion information with a third motion threshold value;
• cause the first video input unit to take an image of the object in succession so as to differentiate an exposure amount thereof in a case where it is determined that the magnitude of the motion information is less than the third motion threshold value;
• cause the video signal processor to generate the HDR synthetic image with the first resolution;
• compare the light quantity with a first light quantity threshold value and a second light quantity threshold value, which is larger than the first light quantity threshold value, in a case where it is determined that the magnitude of the motion information is equal to or more than the third motion threshold value;
• cause the first video input unit and the second video input unit to take an image of the object at the same time so as to differentiate exposure amounts thereof in a case where it is determined that the light quantity exceeds the second light quantity threshold value;
• cause the video signal processor to generate the HDR synthetic image with the first resolution;
• cause the resolution converter to convert the resolution of the second imaging device into second resolution in a case where it is determined that the light quantity is equal to or more than the first light quantity threshold value and is equal to or less than the second light quantity threshold value;
• cause the first video input unit and the second video input unit to take an image of the object at the same time so as to differentiate exposure amounts thereof;
• cause the resolution converter to convert resolution of the image signal generated by the first video input unit into the second resolution;
• cause the resolution converter to convert resolution of the image signal generated by the second video input unit into the first resolution;
• cause the video signal processor to generate the HDR synthetic image with the first resolution and the HDR synthetic image with the second resolution;
• cause the resolution converter to convert resolution of each of the first imaging device and the second imaging device into the second resolution in a case where it is determined that the light quantity is less than the first light quantity threshold value;
• cause the first video input unit and the second video input unit to take an image of the object at the same time so as to differentiate exposure amounts thereof;
• and
• cause the video signal processor to generate the HDR synthetic image with the second resolution.