Patent ID: 9628710
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an image generator including an image sensor configured to output an image signal and an analog to digital converter configured to convert the image signal into a digital signal so as to output image data, the image sensor being configured to decimate the image signal at least in a vertical direction; a signal processor coupled to the image generator and configured to perform one or more signal processing operations on the image data including conversion processing of the image data into a luminance signal and two chrominance signals, high resolution processing and compression processing of the image data of the luminance signal and the two chrominance signals, a storage interface coupled to the signal processor configured for connection to a recording medium for recording the image data; and a memory coupled to the signal processor and configured to store the image data from the image generator; the imaging apparatus being operable (a) in a finder mode wherein (i) the image data output from the image generator is decimated and stored in the memory, and (ii) the image data output from the signal processor is low resolution, lower than said high resolution, appropriate for display; and (b) in a recording mode wherein (x) the image data output from the image generator is in said high resolution and stored in the memory, and (y) the signal processor compresses the luminance signal and the two chrominance signals into compressed image data for recording on the recording medium.