Arrangement for assessing ambient light in a video camera
AssigneeAxis AB
InventorsJonas Hjelmström, Ola Håkansson
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Abstract
An arrangement for determining an amount of light reaching an image sensor of a video camera is disclosed. The video camera comprises an imaging lens system guiding a beam path towards an image sensor and has an aperture plane where a variable aperture is arranged. The inventive arrangement comprises a light sensor arranged to probe light intensity continuously from a portion of the beam path, which portion is located in or near the aperture plane of the imaging lens system.
Claims6
An arrangement for determining an amount of light reaching an image sensor of a video camera, said video camera comprising an imaging lens system guiding a beam path towards the image sensor and having an aperture plane where a variable aperture is arranged, wherein the arrangement comprises:
- a light sensor arranged to directly receive and probe light intensity continuously from a portion of the beam path,
- wherein the light sensor is located in the beam path and the aperture plane of the imaging lens system, or is located in the beam path and near the aperture plane so as not to generate an inhomogeneity in the image plane exceeding 10%, and
- wherein the light sensor does not comprise any optical elements arranged to redirect light from the beam path.
A lens system comprising an arrangement for determining an amount of light reaching an image sensor of a video camera, said video camera comprising an imaging lens system guiding a beam path towards the image sensor and having an aperture plane where a variable aperture is arranged, wherein the arrangement comprises:
- a light sensor arranged to probe light intensity continuously from a portion of the beam path,
- wherein the light sensor is located in the beam path and in or near the aperture plane of the imaging lens system so as not to generate an inhomogeneity in the image plane exceeding 10%, and
- wherein the light sensor does not comprise any optical elements arranged to redirect light from the beam path.
A video camera comprising an arrangement for determining an amount of light reaching an image sensor of a video camera, said video camera comprising an imaging lens system guiding a beam path towards the image sensor and having an aperture plane where a variable aperture is arranged, wherein the arrangement comprises:
- a light sensor arranged to probe light intensity continuously from a portion of the beam path,
- wherein the light sensor is located in the beam path and in or near the aperture plane of the imaging lens system so as not to generate an inhomogeneity in the image plane exceeding 10%, and
- wherein the light sensor does not comprise any optical elements arranged to redirect light from the beam path.
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