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US 2003/0193610 A1Published application
Electronic camera
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsHIROTAKE NOZAKI, SATOSHI EJIMA
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AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsHIROTAKE NOZAKI, SATOSHI EJIMA
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The present invention relates to an electronic camera which images an object image and records image data. Particularly, the present invention relates to technology to record image data in a good shooting state, such as with little blurring due to hand shaking. The invention has an image pick-up means 1 which continuously images an object, a temporary memory means 2 which temporarily stores a plurality of frames of image data which are continuously imaged by the image pick-up means 1, a shooting evaluation means 3 which evaluates a good or bad shooting state of the image data imaged by the image pick-up means 1, a still image selection means 4 which selects the image data with the highest evaluation of the shooting evaluation means 3 among the image data which are stored in the temporary memory means 2, and an image saving means 5 which saves the image data which is selected by the still image selection means 4.
An electronic camera comprising:
An electronic camera comprising:
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Motion detection: based on the image signal
Control of cameras or camera modules: for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
Motion detection: based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
Vibration or motion blur correction: performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic camera which photographs an object and records image data. In particular, the present invention relates to a technology for recording image data in a good shooting condition without hand shaking or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a principal block diagram which explains the invention.
FIG. 2 is a principal block diagram which explains another aspect of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram which shows the first embodiment.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram that explains the invention.
The invention comprises an image pick-up means 1 which continuously images an object, a temporary memory means 2 which temporarily stores a plurality of image data that are continuously imaged by the image pick-up means 1, a shooting evaluation means 3 which evaluates whether the shooting condition of the image data which is imaged by the image pick-up means 1 is good or bad, a still image selection means 4 which selects image data with the highest evaluation by the shooting evaluation means 3, and an image saving means 5 which saves the image data which is selected by the still image selection means 4.
In the electronic camera, the temporarily memory means 2 starts the temporary storing of the image data after the release operation of the electronic camera is performed.