Patent ID: 7365783
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an image pickup device; an imaging optical system configured to input an image of an object to the image pickup device; a non-volatile memory section for data on defects in the image pickup device, the non-volatile memory section including a first non-volatile memory area which stores initial data on defects in the image pickup device, and a second non-volatile memory area different from the first memory area; a defect detection section for detecting defect data concerning the image pickup device; and a control section for controlling reading and writing of the defect data on the image pickup device from and to the non-volatile memory section, the control section writing, to the second non-volatile memory area, defect data detected by the defect detection section, wherein defect data to be written by the control section to the second non-volatile memory area is data on later developed defects included in the defect data detected by the defect detection section, the data on later detected defects not overlapping the initial defect data stored in the first non-volatile memory area; and wherein the defect detection section is configured to detect pixel defect data which excludes the defect data stored in the first non-volatile memory area.