# US 2013/0155270 A1 · Electronic camera

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- Number: US 2013/0155270 A1
- Document ID: US20130155270A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/691,967
- Filed: 2012-12-03
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16
- Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuda
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155270A1

## CPC

- H04N 5/2628: {Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation}
- H04N 23/6811: {based on the image signal}
- H04N 23/741: by increasing the dynamic range of the image compared to the dynamic range of the electronic image sensors
- H04N 23/951: by using two or more images to influence resolution, frame rate or aspect ratio
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image. An acquirer acquires a plurality of electronic images outputted from the imager at a plurality of timings different to one another. A detector detects a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process of the acquirer. A definer defines an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer, with reference to a detection result of the detector. A combiner combines a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined by the definer, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired by the acquirer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic camera, comprising:
an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image;
an acquirer which acquires a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detector which detects a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process of said acquirer;
a definer which defines an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired by said acquirer, with reference to a detection result of said detector; and
a combiner which combines a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined by said definer, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired by said acquirer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising:
a magnification adjuster which adjusts a zoom magnification in response to a zoom operation; and
a size adjuster which adjusts a value of the predefined size so as to be differed depending on the zoom magnification adjusted by said magnification adjuster.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

An electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising a notifier which notifies an error instead of said definer executing the process, when a size of the scene noticed by said definer falls below a reference.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein said definer executes a defining process after the completion of the process by said acquirer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising an exposure setter which sets a plurality of exposure amounts different to one another corresponding respectively to the plurality of timings noticed by said acquirer.

### Claim 6

An imaging control program, which is recorded on a non-temporary recording medium in order to control an electronic camera provided with an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and which outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image, said imaging control program causing a processor of the electronic camera to execute:
an acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detecting step of detecting a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process in said acquiring step;
a defining step of defining an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step; and
a combining step of combining a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined in said defining step, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step.

### Claim 7

An imaging control method executed by an electronic camera provided with an imager which has an imaging surface capturing an optical image expressing a scene and which outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image, said imaging control method comprising:
an acquiring step of acquiring a plurality of electronic images outputted from said imager at a plurality of timings different to one another;
a detecting step of detecting a motion of the imaging surface in association with a process in said acquiring step;
a defining step of defining an image region of a predefined size expressing a scene common among the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step; and
a combining step of combining a plurality of partial images belonging to the image region defined in said defining step, out of the plurality of electronic images acquired in said acquiring step.