Image pickup apparatus and reproduction control apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorHaruto Tokuyama
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Abstract
Image pickup means is capable of picking up an image at a first frame rate and a second frame rate that is higher than the first frame rate. A highlight scene is detected by detection means. When detecting the highlight scene, image pickup operation is performed at a high speed mode and an image signal at high frame rate (240 fps) is produced for a period of predetermined time. When detecting no highlight scene, image pickup operation is performed at a normal mode and an image signal at normal frame rate (60 fps) is produced. It is possible to save time and labor for performing a switchover operation of a frame rate when imaging a highlight scene. It is also possible to save power consumption and a capacity of a storage medium.
Claims12
An image pickup apparatus characterized in that the apparatus is provided with:
- image pickup means which is capable of picking up an image at a first frame rate and a second frame rate that is higher than the first frame rate;
- detection means for detecting a highlight scene;
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- control means for switching over a frame rate of the image pickup means in response to detection of the highlight scene by the detection means.
A reproduction control apparatus for reproducing moving image information and auxiliary information on the moving image information from a recording medium, characterized in that the apparatus is provided with:
- determination means for determining which a reproducing mode when reproducing the moving image information is a thinning-out reproducing mode or a non-thinning-out reproducing mode based on a frame rate to which an external monitor device corresponds and the auxiliary information;
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- control means for controlling a reproducing operation of the moving image information according to a determination result of the determination means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.