Camera system, video processing apparatus, and camera apparatus
AssigneeSony Group 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 an array and that is configured to output an image signal having a pixel sequence corresponding to the array of the pixels,
- a processor configured to process first video data based on the image signal, the first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution, and
- a first input/output section at the camera apparatus configured to output the first video data and communicate synchronous data used for synchronizing at least part of the camera apparatus;
- a video processing apparatus including:
- a second input/output section at the video processing apparatus configured to communicate the synchronous data with the camera apparatus;
- and
- a cable, coupled to the camera apparatus and to the video processing apparatus, configured to transmit the first video data and synchronous data used for synchronizing at least part of the camera apparatus and the video processing apparatus;
- wherein the video processing apparatus further includes:
- a transmission processor configured to
- process the received first video data into 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 the image signal 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;
- providing first video data based on the image signal, the first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format and at least substantially 4K horizontal resolution;
- outputting at the camera apparatus the first video data and communicating synchronous data used for synchronizing at least part of the camera apparatus with the video processing apparatus;
- sending over the cable the first video data and synchronous data;
- operating the video processing apparatus in synchronization with at least part of the camera apparatus;
- processing the received first video data into a second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format;
- and
- 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 communicate synchronous data with 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 to produce first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format, the input/output section being configured to input the first video data from the camera apparatus via the cable, and
- processor apparatus configured to
- process the first video data into 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 first video data received from camera apparatus via a cable, the first video data having a pixel array specified by a first video format, the method comprising:
- processing the first video data in synchronization with at least part of the camera apparatus to produce second video data having a pixel array specified by a second video format and resolution less than the first video format;
- and
- 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.