Patent ID: 6812965
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus having an imaging element for accumulating signal charge corresponding to an incident scene light flux in a photo-electric converting element section and transferring the accumulated signal charge through a vertical shifter to a horizontal shifter so as to be read out therefrom, and a shutter means for selectively blocking the scene light flux to be incident on the imaging element, comprising:an operating condition judging means including means for monitoring an operating condition having an effect on the imaging apparatus; and means for comparing the operating condition being monitored with a predetermined threshold; and a control means for controlling a start of a light-blocking operation of the shutter means and adjusting a time between initiation of transfer of signal charge from the photo-electric converting element section to the vertical shifter of the imaging element, which coincides with the start of the light block operation to initiation of vertical shifting of accumulated charge along the vertical shifter responsive to an output of the operating condition judging means to assure that the light blocking is completed before initiation of vertical shifting.