Patent ID: 6518999
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus comprising:(a) image pickup part for photoconverting an optical image into an electrical image signal and having a memory for storing said electrical image signal; (b) read out circuit for reading out a predetermined number of periodical lines from said image pickup part for forming each electrical image signal in a predetermined periodical pitch; (c) recording circuit for recording the electrical image signal read out from said image pickup part; (d) selector for selecting a still image shooting mode and a high-speed continuous shooting mode; (e) control circuit for changing said number of periodical lines read out from said image pickup part by thinning out a predetermined number of lines of said electrical image signal during a reading out operation when said high-speed continuous shooting mode is selected; and (f) horizontal thinning circuit for horizontally thinning out a part of the electrical image signal read out from said image pickup part in accordance with the thinning out of the predetermined number of lines.