Image processing system, image pickup apparatus, image pickup method, image reproducing apparatus, and image reproducing method

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup unit for obtaining an image by image pickup;
• an image pickup rate controlling unit for controlling an image pickup rate of said image pickup unit;
• a line reducing unit for removing a plurality of lines from said image obtained by the image pickup;
• and
• an image storing unit for storing a reduced image in which said plurality of lines are removed on a storage medium.

An image pickup method comprising the steps of:

• image-picking up for obtaining an image by image pickup;
• controlling an image pickup rate in said image pickup step;
• reducing a line for removing a plurality of lines from said image obtained by the image pickup;
• and
• storing a reduced image in which said plurality of lines are removed on a storage medium.

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

• an image pickup unit for obtaining an image by image pickup;
• an image pickup rate controlling unit for controlling an image pickup rate of said image pickup unit;
• a line adding unit for adding a plurality of image pickup lines of said image pickup unit;
• and
• an image storing unit for storing an addition image to which said plurality of lines are added on a storage medium.

An image pickup method comprising the steps of:

• image-picking up for obtaining an image by image pickup;
• controlling an image pickup rate in said image pickup step;
• adding a plurality of image pickup lines in said image pickup step;
• and
• storing an addition image to which said plurality of lines are added on a storage medium.

An image reproducing apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit for reading an image stored on a storage medium;
• an up-converter for up-converting the read said image;
• and
• a reproduction displaying unit for displaying said up-converted image.

An image reproducing method comprising the steps of:

• reading an image stored on a storage medium;
• up-converting the read said image;
• and
• displaying said up-converted image.

An image reproducing apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit for reading images stored on a storage medium;
• a reproduction rate controlling unit for controlling a reproduction rate by performing interpolation between the read said images;
• and
• a reproduction displaying unit for displaying the images with the controlled said reproduction rate.

An image reproducing method comprising the steps of:

• reading images stored on a storage medium;
• controlling a reproduction rate by performing interpolation between the read said images;
• and
• displaying the images with the controlled said reproduction rate.