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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously display a picked-up image of a variable frame rate and an image whose frame rate is different from that of the picked-up image. SOLUTION: An image signal DVb of a variable frame rate picked-up image is generated by an image signal generating unit 11 of an imaging apparatus, and a synchronizing signal to be used for generating the image signal DVb is generated by a synchronizing signal generating unit 18. When an image signal DVr is supplied from control equipment or the like, the synchronizing signal generating unit 18 is brought into self-running state. Even when the frame rate of the image signal DVr is different from the frame rate of the image signal DVb, the image signal DVb and the image signal DVr of the different frame rates can be output from the imaging apparatus as monitor image signals VFout, MTout. When a reference synchronizing signal SYref is supplied in place of the image signal DVr, the synchronizing signal generating unit 18 of the imaging apparatus operates synchronously with the reference synchronizing signal SYref, thereby outputting the image signal DVb synchronized to the reference synchronizing signal SYref. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PURPOSE:To prevent image distortion without using any expensive lens by storing an output from a CCD when there is no deviation in the arrangement when the light of a film image is optically deviated or not deviated by a selecting means. CONSTITUTION:Under the control of a CPU 34, a film driving circuit 37 intermittently scrapes off a film 14. On the other hand, a shutter driving circuit 38 drives a shutter 17 under the control of the CPU 34. During a telecine converting term after the film 14 is scraped off, a shutter 27 is twice opened, and CCD 23r, 25g and 27b are twice exposed. During the latter half of this term, an optical axis is shifted for a 1/2 pitch. Therefore, the respective outputs of the CCD become the output for which the optical axis is not shifted and the output for which the optical axis is shifted. Those outputs are written in a frame memory 29 and continuously written in a frame 30. Then, while it is written in one frame memory, the output is read from the other frame memory.
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PURPOSE:To process a video signal and a fluctuated black level signal separately by subtracting a low frequency fluctuation component from an input signal, converting the result into a digital signal and then adding the fluctuating component to the converted signal. CONSTITUTION:An input signal comprising a video signal and a black level signal is fed from an input terminal 1 to a subtractor 5/ the subtractor 5 subtracts the black level fluctuation component to provide an output of the video signal only. The video signal is fed to a 10-bit A/D converter 7 via a buffer 6 and converted into a digital video signal. Then a nonlinear processing circuit 11 executes stable nonlinear processing. Furthermore, the black level fluctuation component is subtracted by the subtractor 5 of an analog region and added in the digital region. Thus, the video signal and the black level fluctuation component are processed separately and since the converter 7 converts only the video signal into a digital signal, the input signal is processed with simple configuration.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily put the operation of an imaging device into a required setting state, and also to enable the settings of imaging devices to synchronize with each other when a photographing operation is carried out with two or more imaging devices. SOLUTION: A signal forming unit 22 forms the video image signals Va of photographing subject image. A control unit 30 forms auxiliary data DSa containing information that indicates the setting state of the signal forming unit 22, and supplies them to a data convolution unit 23. The data convolution unit 23 superimposes the auxiliary data DSa on the formed video image signals Va, and outputs them as video image signals Vout-m. For instance, when video image signals Vp-m are supplied from outside; a data extraction unit 24 extracts the auxiliary data, and supplies the auxiliary data DSe extracted from the video image signals Vp-m to the control unit 30. The control unit 30 sets up the signal forming unit 22 on the basis of the auxiliary data DSe. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply and easily realize time base conversion without changing a filter characteristic and a delay amount or the like and without making a timing synchronization circuit of the recording system and the reproduction system complicated. SOLUTION: An image signal photographed by a CCD imager 1 is recorded/ reproduced by a recording and reproducing section 3 and time expansion or compression of the video image is conducted in this video camera. The camera is provided with a recording timing generator 5 that generates a drive signal for the CCD imager 1 and a recording timing signal. The recording timing generator 5 processes a timing at reading of the image signal from the CCD imager 1 and at recording of the image signal as a packet in the unit of fields so as to make a data rate in the packet constant to be an unmagnified rate.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology, capable of readily confirming or carrying out processings on a photographed video image and reducing the image quality deterioration in video image, after post-production processing. SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus has an imaging unit 20 that images a subject and produces an image signal DVa, a signal-processing unit 30 that performs dynamic range compression processing on the image signal DVa, and an output unit 31 that produces an output signal DVout, based on the image signal DVa after the dynamic range compression processing. The imaging apparatus also has a signal-producing unit 40, that produces a signal DWa by attaching processing information FP that indicates which dynamic range compression processing is performed to the image signal DVa. An output unit 41 produces an output signal DWout, based on the signal DWa. Confirmation or the like of a photographed video image can be executed readily, by using the output signal DVout, and deterioration in the image quality in the video image after post-production processing can be reduced, by using the output signal DWout. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PURPOSE:To provide a telecine device which can easily and precisely obtain the video signal of a desired television system without compeling an operator severe work. CONSTITUTION:A shift table 13 varying a relative position between the pictures of a video camera 12 and a film Fi, a photosensor detecting the position, a telecine processor 15 interpolating an image pickup video signal in a horizontal direction, a display 18 displaying the video signal, a work station 17 for designating the use range of the video signal, storing the address of a point A, which is obtained by designation, and shift data, and controlling the shift table 13 based on event data and a detection position from the photosensor, and a control panel 21 are provided. The shift of the shift table and the reading of the image pickup video signal are controlled based on event data corresponding to a detected editing point so as to obtain the video signal of the desired television system.
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PURPOSE:To avoid the circuit scale from being increased regardless of lots of bit numbers and to reduce the cost by obtaining plural bits of digital output signals from plural comparators. CONSTITUTION:An input analog signal is fed to a bucket relay type charge transfer element DV, and charges in plural stages of buckets B1-B8 being components of the bucket relay type charge transfer element DV are fed respectively to charge/voltage converters V1-V8, in which charge/voltage conversion is implemented. Then output voltages from the plural charge/voltage converters V1-V8 are compared respectively with a reference voltage at plural comparators P1-P8 and plural bits of digital output signals are obtained from the plural comparators P1-P8. Moreover, the A/D converter is provided to an output of a horizontal transfer section of the solid-state image pickup device provided with a photosensing section, a vertical transfer section and the horizontal transfer section, the charge in the photosensing section is transferred through the vertical transfer section and to the horizontal transfer section and the charge is A/D-converted by the A/D converter.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove any fixed pattern noise without being affected by any signal component due to photoelectric conversion. SOLUTION: Charge acquired by photoelectric conversion with two-dimensionally arranged photoelectric conversion elements 121 is transferred to a vertical direction by a vertical transfer part 122. A horizontal transfer part 124 successively transfers charge transferred in the vertical direction by the vertical transfer part 122 to a horizontal direction, and converts it into an imaging signal. A correction signal is generated by using an imaging signal Sa generated by the horizontal transfer part 124, and the imaging signal to be output from the horizontal transfer part 124 is corrected according to the correction signal. A driving part 125 stops the transfer of charge from the vertical transfer part 122 to the horizontal transfer part 124 by a transfer control gate part 123. The correction signal is generated by using the imaging signal Sa to be output from the horizontal transfer part 124 when the charge transfer from the vertical transfer part 122 to the horizontal transfer part 124 is stopped. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an imaged image with a variable frame rate and an image whose frame rate differs from that of the imaged image, at the same time. SOLUTION: An image signal generating section 11 of the imaging apparatus generates an image signal DVb of a variable speed frame rate imaged image, and a synchronizing signal generating section 18 generates a synchronizing signal used for production of the image signal DVb. When the imaging apparatus receives an image signal DVr from a control apparatus or the like, the imaging apparatus brings the synchronizing signal generating section 18 into a self-running state. Even when a frame rate of the image signal DVr differs from a frame rate of the image signal DVb, the imaging apparatus outputs the image signals DVb and DVr whose frame rates differ from each other as monitor image signals VFout and MTout. When the imaging apparatus receives a reference synchronizing signal SYref in place of the image signal DVr, since the synchronizing signal generating section 18 of the imaging apparatus is operated synchronously with the reference synchronizing signal SYref, the imaging apparatus outputs the image signal DVb synchronously with the reference synchronizing signal SYref. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT