Patent ID: 8872935
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging portion that obtains an imaging video signal by photoelectrically converting incident light on a plurality of pixels; an enlargement processing portion sets a pixel detection area from a first pixel frame range of the imaging video signal obtained by the imaging portion and applies video enlargement processing to the pixel detection area; a first detection portion obtains detection values of the pixels, for an automatic processing capability of a first type, using the first pixel frame range of the imaging video signal obtained by the imaging portion before enlargement as a subject; area setting portion sets an effective detection area of the pixel detection area based on a signal from the enlargement processing portion; a second detection portion obtains detection values of the pixels, for an automatic processing capability of a second type different from the first type, using the effective detection area set by the area setting portion which is determined after enlargement by the enlargement processing portion as the subject; a control portion that calculates corrections to the automatic processing capabilities of the first and second types according to the detection values of the pixels detected by the first and second detection portions; and one or plural processing portions that execute the automatic processing capabilities of the first and second types under control of the control portion.