Patent ID: 9357131
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device for taking and storing movies, comprising: an image sensor for photoelectrically converting an incident optical image; an image processing section for processing output signals of the image sensor to acquire image data; a control section for controlling exposure of the image sensor and controlling shooting of the optical image, wherein the control section, when carrying out movie shooting, is capable of carrying out exposure by dividing a time corresponding to a single frame of a movie into a plurality of time periods and acquires a plurality of image data by carrying out imaging processing using the image processing section, and a shake amount detection circuit for detecting amount of shake, wherein the control section, when carrying out movie shooting, in a case where the shake amount is larger than a first specified amount, carries out exposure by dividing a time corresponding to a single frame of a movie into a plurality of time periods and acquires a plurality of image data by carrying out imaging processing using the image processing section, and combines a plurality of image data that were obtained consecutively from among the plurality of image data without carrying out positional alignment of a subject image to generate a plurality of composite image data, and combines the plurality of composite image data by carrying out positional alignment of a subject image, and storing as a single frame of movie image data.