Imaging device, method thereof, and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorHideo Sato
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Abstract
To realize an imaging device, imaging method and program capable of improving image quality. This invention controls light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than that in the air arriving at the body, adjusts the imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through the inside of the body, and masks the luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat the masked image as an image to be composed with a reference image.
Claims9
An imaging device comprising:
- light source control means for controlling light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than a luminance level of the air arriving at the body;
- sensitivity adjustment means for adjusting imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through an inside of the body;
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- masking means for masking a luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat an image masked as an image to be composed with a reference image.
An imaging method comprising:
- a light source control step of controlling light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than a luminance level of the air arriving at the body;
- a sensitivity adjustment step of adjusting imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through an inside of the body;
- and
- a masking step of masking a luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat an image masked as an image to be composed with a reference image.
A program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:
- a light source control step of controlling light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than a luminance level of the air arriving at the body;
- a sensitivity adjustment step of adjusting imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through an inside of the body;
- and
- a masking step of masking a luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat an image masked as an image to be composed with a reference image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.