Imaging sensing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKatsushi Suzuki, Yoichi Kazama
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Abstract
An image sensing apparatus capable of separately performing image processing on odd-numbered fields and even-numbered fields for each of the image data from the left lens and right lens when a 3-D (stereoscopic) compatible lens is mounted, and when a normal lens is mounted, recording image data while correlating fields and reducing redundant data. When 3-D compatible lens 1 is mounted to image sensing apparatus main body 12, the mounting of the lens is informed to the image sensing apparatus main body 12. In response, the image sensing apparatus main body 12 performs image processing separately on the left and right images for each field. For instance, the image compression mode is switched from an every-field structure to an alternate-field structure.
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An image sensing apparatus comprising:
- a detection unit for detecting whether or not a stereoscopic compatible optical unit for stereoscopically sensing an optical image is mounted;
- a signal processing unit for performing signal processing on an image, sensed by an image sensing device, by employing a first signal processing method or a second signal processing method compatible to stereoscopic image sensing, which is different from the first signal processing method;
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- a control unit for switching from the first signal processing method to the second signal processing method for said signal processing unit when said detection unit detects that the stereoscopic compatible optical unit is mounted.
An image sensing system comprising:
- a stereoscopic compatible optical unit, capable of being mounted to or removed from an image sensing apparatus main body, for stereoscopically sensing an optical image;
- a detection unit for detecting whether or not said stereoscopic compatible optical unit is mounted;
- a signal processing unit for performing signal processing on an image, sensed by an image sensing device, by employing a first signal processing method or a second signal processing method compatible to stereoscopic image sensing, which is different from the first signal processing method;
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- a control unit for switching from the first signal processing method to the second signal processing method for said signal processing unit when said detection unit detects that the stereoscopic compatible optical unit is mounted.
A signal processing method comprising the steps of:
- detecting whether or not a stereoscopic compatible optical unit for stereoscopic sensing an optical image is mounted;
- when a detection unit detects that the stereoscopic compatible unit is mounted, switching from a first signal processing method to a second signal processing method for processing an image sensed by an image sensing device;
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- performing signal processing on an image, sensed by an image sensing device, by employing the second signal processing method.
A storage medium storing a signal processing method for executing the steps of:
- detecting whether or not a stereoscopic compatible optical unit for stereoscopic sensing an optical image is mounted;
- when a detection unit detects that the stereoscopic compatible unit is mounted, switching from a first signal processing method to a second signal processing method for processing an image sensed by an image sensing device;
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- performing signal processing on an image, sensed by an image sensing device, by employing the second signal processing method.
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