Video camera

An imaging control program product executed by a processor of a video camera provided with:

• an imager which repeatedly outputs an object scene image produced on an imaging surface having M (M:
• an integer of at least two) pixels lined up in a predetermined direction;
• and an exposer which repeatedly executes an exposing operation for exposing said imaging surface for each N (N:
• an integer of at least one and less than M) pixels lined up in said predetermined direction, said imaging control program product, comprising:
• a detecting step of repeatedly detecting a plurality of luminance values respectively corresponding to a plurality of flicker evaluation areas allocated to said imaging surface in a manner to be located at positions different from one another in said predetermined direction, based on the object scene image outputted from said imager;
• and
• a determining step of determining presence or absence of a flicker based on the plurality of luminance values repeatedly detected in said detecting step.

An imaging controlling method executed by a video camera provided with:

• an imager which repeatedly outputs an object scene image produced on an imaging surface having M (M:
• an integer of at least two) pixels lined up in a predetermined direction;
• and an exposer which repeatedly executes an exposing operation for exposing said imaging surface for each N (N:
• an integer of at least one and less than M) pixels lined up in said predetermined direction, said imaging controlling method, comprising:
• a detecting step of repeatedly detecting a plurality of luminance values respectively corresponding to a plurality of flicker evaluation areas allotted to said imaging surface in a manner to be located at positions different from one another in said predetermined direction, based on the object scene image outputted from said imager;
• and
• a determining step of determining presence or absence of a flicker based on the plurality of luminance values repeatedly detected in said detecting step.