Patent ID: 7561195
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image sensing apparatus that outputs an image of an object, comprising: an image sensing device including a photoelectric conversion element that photoelectrically converts an optical image to acquire image data, and a readout control unit that reads out, in accordance with a supplied readout rule, the image data acquired by the photoelectric conversion element; an image scaling ratio selection unit that selects a scaling ratio of the image to be output; a readout scheme selection unit that selects, in accordance with the selected image scaling ratio, a readout scheme of the image data to be read out from the photoelectric conversion element by the readout control unit; and a readout rule supply unit that supplies, to the readout control unit, a readout rule corresponding to the readout scheme selected by the readout scheme selection unit; wherein a thinning readout mode is selectable as the readout scheme by the readout scheme selection unit, and an image signal output from the image sensing device includes a plurality of frames; and wherein the image sensing apparatus further comprises: