Patent ID: 9338436
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A variable speed stereoscopic imaging device comprising: a first imaging unit including an image sensor configured to convert an image light incident from a subject through a lens and a shutter to an electrical image signal at an imaging timing and for an exposure period that is set for the first imaging unit, wherein the imaging timing that is set is the timing at which the first imaging unit commences an imaging operation for imaging the subject and the exposure period that is set is the period during which the shutter exposes the image sensor of the first imaging unit to the image light; a signal processing unit processing the image signal output from the first imaging unit to obtain an image data for output; an output portion outputting the image data obtained at the signal processing unit; a terminal portion for connecting with a second imaging unit, including an image sensor configured to convert the image light incident from the subject to an electrical image signal, of the stereoscopic imaging device to communicate synchronization data therebetween; and an imaging control unit controlling the imaging timing and the exposure period of the first imaging unit and generating imaging timing data representing the imaging timing of the first imaging unit and exposure period data representing the exposure period of the first imaging unit, the imaging control unit transmitting the imaging timing data and the exposure period data to the second imaging unit through the terminal portion to synchronize the imaging timing and the exposure period of the second imaging unit with the imaging timing and exposure period of the first imaging unit.