Patent ID: 7750950
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an imaging device including a judging unit that judges an illumination light source type and judges, based on the judged illumination light source type, whether or not the first signals output from the first photoreceptors and the second signals output from the second photoreceptors are to be combined; and a display unit, wherein the display unit displays an image based on signals obtained by combining the first signals output from the first photoreceptors and the second signals output from the second photoreceptors when the judging unit judges that the first signals output from the first photoreceptors and the second signals output from the second photoreceptors are to be combined, and the display unit displays an image based on the first signals output from the first photoreceptors when the judging unit judges that the first signals output from the first photoreceptors and the second signals output from the second photoreceptors are not to be combined.