JPH0783450B2 - Fluorescent light flickering detector - Google Patents

Fluorescent light flickering detector

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JPH0783450B2
JPH0783450B2 JP62010712A JP1071287A JPH0783450B2 JP H0783450 B2 JPH0783450 B2 JP H0783450B2 JP 62010712 A JP62010712 A JP 62010712A JP 1071287 A JP1071287 A JP 1071287A JP H0783450 B2 JPH0783450 B2 JP H0783450B2
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真二 浮田
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【発明の詳細な説明】 (イ) 産業上の利用分野 本発明はビデオカメラにおける螢光灯フリッカ検出装置
に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp flicker detection device in a video camera.

(ロ) 従来の技術 50Hzの電源周波数で螢光灯を点灯した時、その周波数と
NTSC方式のビデオカメラの垂直走査周波数(60Hz)とは
同期がとれないため、ビデオカメラで被写体を写した場
合、映像信号の輝度レベルが変化しフリッカを生じると
いう欠点があった。例えば、被写体を写し、撮像デバイ
スに入る光の光路長を変動させ、その映像信号の高域成
分の変動を検出することによりフォーカスのズレを判別
するようなオートフォーカス方式において、映像信号の
高域成分の変化がフォーカスのズレによるものか、螢光
灯フリッカによるものかの違いが判別できないという問
題点があった。
(B) Conventional technology When a fluorescent lamp is lit at a power frequency of 50Hz,
Since it is not synchronized with the vertical scanning frequency (60Hz) of the NTSC video camera, there is a drawback that the brightness level of the video signal changes and flicker occurs when the subject is shot by the video camera. For example, in an autofocus system in which a subject is photographed, the optical path length of the light entering the image pickup device is varied, and the shift of the high frequency component of the video signal is detected to determine the focus shift, the high frequency range of the video signal is There is a problem that it is not possible to determine the difference between the component change due to the focus shift and the fluorescent light flicker.

そこで、撮像デバイスより得られる輝度信号のピーク値
を垂直同期毎にピークホールドし、またこのピーク値を
垂直同期のN倍の周期毎にホールドし、この2つのホー
ルド値を比較し、光源のフリッカ情報を得る構成が特開
昭61−70867号公報(H04N5/232)に提案されている。
Therefore, the peak value of the luminance signal obtained from the image pickup device is peak-held for each vertical synchronization, and this peak value is held every N times the cycle of vertical synchronization, and the two hold values are compared to determine the flicker of the light source. A configuration for obtaining information is proposed in JP-A-61-70867 (H04N5 / 232).

(ハ) 発明が解決しようとする問題点 前記従来技術によると、撮像輝度信号自体をアナログ的
に信号処理しなければならず、回路構成が極めて複雑に
なると共に、NTSC(垂直走査周波数は60Hz)とPAL(垂
直走査周波数は50Hz)に応じてホールド値の比較パルス
の発生タイミングを変更しなければならない。
(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention According to the above-mentioned conventional technique, the image pickup luminance signal itself has to be processed in an analog manner, the circuit configuration becomes extremely complicated, and the NTSC (vertical scanning frequency is 60 Hz). And the PAL (vertical scanning frequency is 50Hz), the generation timing of the hold value comparison pulse must be changed.

(ニ) 問題点を解決するための手段 光源からの光を受光する光センサと、この光センサによ
る受光出力を対数圧縮する対数増幅器とこの対数増幅器
出力をTTLレベルに変えてデータ入力とし、クロック入
力に垂直同期信号を入力とするD形フリップフロップと
から成ることを特徴とする。
(D) Means for solving the problem An optical sensor that receives light from a light source, a logarithmic amplifier that logarithmically compresses the light-received output by this optical sensor, and the logarithmic amplifier output is changed to TTL level for data input, and a clock is used. It is characterized by comprising a D-type flip-flop whose input is a vertical synchronizing signal.

(ホ) 作用 本発明は上述の如く構成したので、極めて簡単な回路構
成によりフリッカ情報がディジタル的に検出される。
(E) Operation Since the present invention is configured as described above, the flicker information can be detected digitally with an extremely simple circuit configuration.

(ヘ) 実施例 以下、図面に従い本発明の一実施例について説明する。(F) Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本実施例の回路ブロック図、第2図はその具体
的な回路図、第3図、第4図は螢光灯が60Hz、50Hzの場
合のタイミングチャートである。
FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a specific circuit diagram thereof, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are timing charts when the fluorescent lamp is 60 Hz and 50 Hz.

第1図において、光源から発せられる光は、光学フィル
ター(1)(又は拡散板)を通過して光センサ(2)に
て受光される。光学フィルター(1)は赤色(R)信号
抽出用、青色(B)信号抽出用、緑色(G)信号抽出用
の3種類のフィルターにて構成される。
In FIG. 1, light emitted from a light source passes through an optical filter (1) (or a diffusion plate) and is received by an optical sensor (2). The optical filter (1) is composed of three types of filters for red (R) signal extraction, blue (B) signal extraction, and green (G) signal extraction.

光センサ(2)からのR信号、B信号、G信号は夫々対
数増幅器(3)(4)(5)に入力されて、logR、log
B、logGと対数圧縮される。
The R signal, the B signal, and the G signal from the optical sensor (2) are input to the logarithmic amplifiers (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and logR, log
B and logG are logarithmically compressed.

対数増幅器(3)(4)出力は、差動増幅器(6)にて
減算され対数比(logR/B)が算出される。この対数比に
基いて、ホワイトバランス調整回路(7)は光学レンズ
(8)、撮像素子(9)により得られるR信号、B信号
のAMP(10)(12)の増幅利得を制御し、AMP(10)(1
1)(12)の出力であるR信号、G信号、B信号の平均
レベル比が1:1:1となる様に常時ホワイトバランス調整
が実現される。
The outputs of the logarithmic amplifiers (3) and (4) are subtracted by the differential amplifier (6) to calculate the logarithmic ratio (logR / B). Based on this logarithmic ratio, the white balance adjustment circuit (7) controls the amplification gains of the AMPs (10) and (12) of the R signal and the B signal obtained by the optical lens (8) and the image sensor (9), and the AMP (10) (1
1) White balance adjustment is always realized so that the average level ratio of the R signal, G signal, and B signal output from (12) is 1: 1: 1.

対数増幅器(5)出力は増幅器(増幅手段)(13)に入
力されてTTLレベルに増幅された後、D型フリップフロ
ップ(14)のデータ入力端(D)に供給される。このD
型フリップフロップ(14)のクロック入力端には、同期
信号発生回路(15)からの垂直同期信号(VD)が入力さ
れる。
The output of the logarithmic amplifier (5) is input to an amplifier (amplifying means) (13), amplified to a TTL level, and then supplied to a data input terminal (D) of a D-type flip-flop (14). This D
The vertical sync signal (VD) from the sync signal generation circuit (15) is input to the clock input terminal of the flip flop (14).

D型フリップフロップ(14)出力は微分回路(16)を経
てピーク整流回路(17)にてピーク整流され、出力端子
(18)にフリッカ検出信号として出力される。
The output of the D-type flip-flop (14) is peak rectified by the peak rectifier circuit (17) through the differentiating circuit (16) and output to the output terminal (18) as a flicker detection signal.

次に増幅器(13)以下のフリッカ検出回路(20)につい
て第2図を用いて詳述する。
Next, the flicker detection circuit (20) below the amplifier (13) will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

対数増幅器(5)出力はコンデンサ(C1)、抵抗(R1
(R2)、オペアンプ(13a)から成る増幅器(13)にてT
TLレベルまで増幅された後、D型フリップフロップ(1
4)のデータ入力端(D)に供給される。このD型フリ
ップフロップ(14)はカメラの同期信号発生回路(15)
からの垂直同期信号(VD)をクロック入力としており、
この垂直同期信号(VD)の立上りで増幅器(13)出力を
サンプリングホールドする。
The output of the logarithmic amplifier (5) is a capacitor (C 1 ) and a resistor (R 1 ).
(R 2 ) and an operational amplifier (13a) composed of an amplifier (13) T
After being amplified to TL level, D-type flip-flop (1
It is supplied to the data input terminal (D) of 4). This D-type flip-flop (14) is a synchronizing signal generation circuit (15) for the camera.
The vertical sync signal (VD) from is used as the clock input,
The output of the amplifier (13) is sampled and held at the rising edge of the vertical synchronizing signal (VD).

螢光灯の電源が60Hzの場合、その点灯周波数が120Hzと
なる。この場合、対数増幅器(5)出力は第3図(a)
の如くなり、増幅器(13)出力は(b)に示す様に周波
数が120Hzの方形波出力となる。一方、垂直同期信号の
周波数はNTSC方式の場合、(C)に示す様に60Hzであ
る。
If the power supply of the fluorescent lamp is 60Hz, the lighting frequency is 120Hz. In this case, the output of the logarithmic amplifier (5) is shown in FIG.
The output of the amplifier (13) becomes a square wave output having a frequency of 120 Hz as shown in (b). On the other hand, in the case of the NTSC system, the frequency of the vertical synchronizing signal is 60 Hz as shown in (C).

従って、D形フリップフロップ(14)出力は垂直同期信
号(VD)の最初の立上りにおいて、増幅器(13)出力が
Hレベルであれば、第3図(d)に示す様に常時Hレベ
ルとなる。(最初の立上りでLレベルであれば、常時L
レベルが維持される。) この様にD形フリップフロップ(14)出力が常にHレベ
ルかLレベルかいずれかを保持すれば、微分回路(16)
出力は(e)の如く常にLレベルとなり、第2図の如く
ダイオード(D1)(D2)及びコンデンサ(C3)から成る
ピーク整流回路(17)出力も(e)の如くLレベルが保
持され、フリッカ検出出力は発せられない。
Therefore, if the output of the amplifier (13) is at the H level at the first rise of the vertical synchronizing signal (VD), the output of the D flip-flop (14) will always be at the H level as shown in FIG. 3 (d). . (If L level at the first rise, always L
The level is maintained. ) In this way, if the output of the D-type flip-flop (14) always holds either the H level or the L level, the differentiation circuit (16)
The output is always at the L level as shown in (e), and the output of the peak rectifier circuit (17) composed of the diodes (D1) (D2) and the capacitor (C3) is also kept at the L level as shown in (e) as shown in FIG. No flicker detection output is issued.

螢光灯の電源が50Hzの場合、点灯周波数が100Hzとな
り、対数増幅器(5)出力及び増幅器(13)出力は第4
図(a)(b)の如くその周波数が100Hzとなり、
(C)に示す様に60Hzの垂直同期信号(VD)と同期しな
いので、D形フリップフロップ(14)が第4図(d)の
如くLレベル→Hレベルに変化する点が必ず発生する。
When the power supply of the fluorescent lamp is 50Hz, the lighting frequency is 100Hz, and the output of the logarithmic amplifier (5) and the output of the amplifier (13) are the 4th.
As shown in Figures (a) and (b), the frequency becomes 100Hz,
Since it is not synchronized with the vertical synchronizing signal (VD) of 60 Hz as shown in (C), there always occurs a point where the D flip-flop (14) changes from L level to H level as shown in FIG. 4 (d).

この時、微分回路(16)出力は(e)の如くなり、コン
デンサ(C3)の容量を充分大きく設定すれば、ピーク整
流回路(17)出力は常にHレベルとなり、フリッカ検出
出力が発せられることになる。
At this time, the output of the differentiating circuit (16) becomes as shown in (e), and if the capacitance of the capacitor (C3) is set to be sufficiently large, the output of the peak rectifying circuit (17) will always be at the H level and the flicker detection output will be emitted. become.

こうして得られた螢光灯フリッカ検出出力に基いて、フ
リッカが存在する場合にのみフリッカ補正をビデオカメ
ラ内のフリッカ補正回路(図示省略)にて行えば、ビデ
オカメラのオートフォーカス機能の精度の向上が図られ
る。
Based on the fluorescent light flicker detection output obtained in this way, if the flicker correction is performed by the flicker correction circuit (not shown) in the video camera only when flicker is present, the accuracy of the autofocus function of the video camera is improved. Is planned.

また、PAL方式のカメラの場合には、垂直同期信号(V
D)が50Hzであるため、前述の場合とは逆にピーク整流
回路(17)出力は、螢光灯の電源が50Hzの時にLレベ
ル、60Hzの時にHレベルとなる。
In the case of a PAL system camera, the vertical sync signal (V
Since D) is 50 Hz, the output of the peak rectifier circuit (17) is L level when the power source of the fluorescent lamp is 50 Hz, and H level when it is 60 Hz, contrary to the above case.

尚、本実施例では、増幅器(13)への入力、即ちフリッ
カ検出用にG信号の対数圧縮値を用いたが、G信号に限
る必要はなく、螢光灯光に対して充分に大きな受光出力
が得られるならば、RあるいはB信号の対数圧縮値、即
ち対数増幅器(3)(4)出力を増幅器(13)に供給し
てもよい。
In this embodiment, the logarithm compression value of the G signal is used for the input to the amplifier (13), that is, for the flicker detection, but it is not limited to the G signal, and the received light output is sufficiently large for the fluorescent light. The logarithmically compressed value of the R or B signal, that is, the output of the logarithmic amplifiers (3) and (4) may be supplied to the amplifier (13).

(ト) 発明の効果 上述の如く本発明によれば、光センサを用いたオートホ
ワイトバランス機能が付いたカメラに簡単な回路を付加
するだけで、NTSC、PALを問わず螢光灯フリッカの検出
信号が得られ、これを用いて螢光灯フリッカ補正を為せ
ば、ビデオカメラのオートフォーカス性能が向上し有効
である。
(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect a fluorescent light flicker regardless of NTSC or PAL simply by adding a simple circuit to a camera equipped with an auto white balance function using an optical sensor. If a signal is obtained and fluorescent flicker correction is performed using this signal, the autofocus performance of the video camera is improved, which is effective.

【図面の簡単な説明】 図面は全て本発明の一実施例に係り、第1図は回路ブロ
ック図、第2図は要部回路図、第3図、第4図はタイミ
ングチャートである。 (2)……光センサ、(5)……対数増幅器、(13)…
…増幅器(増幅手段)、(14)……D形フリップフロッ
プ。
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS All the drawings relate to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram, FIG. 2 is a main circuit diagram, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are timing charts. (2) ... Optical sensor, (5) ... Logarithmic amplifier, (13) ...
… Amplifier (amplifying means), (14) …… D-type flip-flop.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】光源からの光を受光する光センサと、 該光センサによる受光出力を対数圧縮する対数増幅器
と、 該対数増幅器出力をTTLレベルに増幅する増幅手段と、 前記増幅手段出力をデータ入力端に、垂直同期信号をク
ロック入力端に入力するD形フリップフロップと、 該D形フリップフロップの出力を微分する微分手段と、 該微分手段の出力をピーク整流する整流手段と から成る螢光灯フリッカ検出装置。
1. An optical sensor for receiving light from a light source, a logarithmic amplifier for logarithmically compressing a light-received output by the optical sensor, an amplification means for amplifying the output of the logarithmic amplifier to a TTL level, and data for outputting the amplification means. A fluorescence comprising a D-type flip-flop for inputting a vertical synchronizing signal to the clock input end, a differentiating means for differentiating the output of the D-type flip-flop, and a rectifying means for peak rectifying the output of the differentiating means. Light flicker detector.
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