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JP2010166297A5
JP2010166297A5 JP2009006493A JP2009006493A JP2010166297A5 JP 2010166297 A5 JP2010166297 A5 JP 2010166297A5 JP 2009006493 A JP2009006493 A JP 2009006493A JP 2009006493 A JP2009006493 A JP 2009006493A JP 2010166297 A5 JP2010166297 A5 JP 2010166297A5
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被写体からの光を受光する受光部と、前記受光した光を光電変換して電荷情報を生成する光電変換部と、前記生成された電荷情報を転送する転送部と、を有する撮像手段と、
前記撮像手段で生成された電荷情報に基づいて、前記被写体の輝度に関する輝度情報を検出する検出手段と、
前記検出された輝度情報に応じて、前記転送部における電荷情報の転送速度を変更し、前記変更した転送速度により電荷情報を転送するよう前記転送部を制御する制御手段と
を備える撮像装置。
A light receiving portion for receiving light from a subject, an imaging unit having a photoelectric conversion unit in which the received light to photoelectric conversion to generate an electric charge information, and a transfer unit for transferring charges information said generated
Detecting means for detecting luminance information related to the luminance of the subject based on the charge information generated by the imaging means;
Depending on the detected luminance information, and a control unit operable to change the transfer rate of the charge information in the transfer unit, which controls the transfer unit to transfer the charge information by a transfer rate that is the change,
An imaging apparatus comprising:
前記制御手段は、前記検出された輝度情報と、第一の閾値との比較結果に応じて、前記転送部における電荷情報の転送速度を変更する、The control unit changes a transfer rate of charge information in the transfer unit according to a comparison result between the detected luminance information and a first threshold value.
請求項1に記載の撮像装置。The imaging device according to claim 1.
前記受光部は、入射する光の光量を調節する絞りを介して光を受光し、The light receiving unit receives light through a diaphragm that adjusts the amount of incident light,
前記制御手段は、前記絞りにより調節された光量に応じて、前記第一の閾値を変更する、The control means changes the first threshold according to the amount of light adjusted by the diaphragm.
請求項2に記載の撮像装置。The imaging device according to claim 2.
前記制御手段は、
輝度情報の示す値が第一の閾値よりも低いときは前記転送部における電荷情報の転送速度を第一の速度に設定し、輝度情報の示す値が前記第一の閾値よりも高いときは前記転送部における電荷情報の転送速度を前記第一の速度よりも速い第二の速度に設定する、
請求項2から3のいずれかに記載の撮像装置。
The control means includes
When the value indicated by the luminance information is lower than the first threshold, the transfer rate of the charge information in the transfer unit is set to the first rate, and when the value indicated by the luminance information is higher than the first threshold, Setting the transfer rate of the charge information in the transfer unit to a second rate higher than the first rate,
The imaging device according to claim 2.
前記検出手段は、The detection means includes
前記撮像手段で生成された電荷情報から構成される画像を複数の小領域に分割し、該小領域のそれぞれについての輝度平均値を輝度情報として検出する、Dividing an image composed of charge information generated by the imaging means into a plurality of small areas, and detecting a luminance average value for each of the small areas as luminance information;
請求項1から4に記載の撮像装置。The imaging device according to claim 1.
前記検出手段は、The detection means includes
前記撮像手段で生成された電荷情報から構成される画像を複数の小領域に分割し、該分割された小領域のうち、最大の輝度を示す小領域の輝度を輝度情報として検出する、Dividing the image composed of the charge information generated by the imaging means into a plurality of small areas, and detecting the luminance of the small area indicating the maximum luminance among the divided small areas as luminance information;
請求項1から4に記載の撮像装置。The imaging device according to claim 1.
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