JP2009027634A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (5)

An image sensor that converts an optical subject image into an electrical signal in pixel units;
Imaging means for continuously capturing a plurality of images by the imaging element;
Correction means for performing flicker correction for correcting a flicker component for each of the plurality of images;
Combining the plurality of images on which the flicker correction has been performed by the correcting unit, and generating one combined image;
An image pickup apparatus comprising: output means for outputting the composite image. An image sensor that converts an optical subject image into an electrical signal in pixel units;
Imaging means for continuously capturing a plurality of images by the imaging element;
Classification means for classifying each of the plurality of images into a group according to the phase of the flicker component included in the image ;
First combining means for combining images classified into the same group by the classification means, and generating a first combined image for each group;
For the first synthesized image of each group, and correction means for performing flicker correction for correcting the flicker component,
Second combining means for combining the first combined image for each of the groups on which the flicker correction has been performed by the correcting means and generating one second combined image;
An image pickup apparatus comprising: output means for outputting the second composite image.   3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image pickup element is an XY address type image pickup element. A method for controlling an imaging apparatus having an imaging element that converts an optical subject image into an electrical signal in pixel units,
An imaging step imaging means, for imaging multiple consecutive images by the imaging device,
A correction step of performing a flicker correction for correcting a flicker component for each of the plurality of images obtained in the imaging step;
A synthesizing unit that synthesizes the plurality of images on which the flicker correction has been performed in the correction step and generates one synthesized image;
An output device includes an output step of outputting the composite image. A method for controlling an imaging apparatus having an imaging element that converts an optical subject image into an electrical signal in pixel units,
An imaging step imaging means, for imaging multiple consecutive images by the imaging device,
Classification means, each of said plurality of images, the classification step of classifying into groups according to the phase of the flicker component included in an image,
A first synthesizing unit that synthesizes the images classified into the same group by the classification step, and generates a synthetic image for each group;
Correction means, with the first composite image for each of the groups, and a correction step of performing flicker correction for correcting the flicker component,
A second synthesizing unit that synthesizes the first synthesized image for each of the groups on which the flicker correction has been performed in the correcting step, and generates one second synthesized image;
An output device includes an output step of outputting the second composite image.