Patent ID: 6130710
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup device equipped with image pickup means which photoelectrically converts an image, formed through a lens, into an image signal and outputs it, and operable in a plurality of image pickup modes, comprising:an image pickup control section for calculating image pickup control parameters regarding an image pickup and for controlling said image pickup means on the basis of the calculated image pickup control parameters;a system control section for controlling a switching between said plurality of image pickup modes; andan image pickup control parameter holding/correcting section for, in accordance with the switching control between said image pickup modes made by said system control section, holding said image pickup control parameters,wherein said system control section controls the switching to supply a drive signal having different frequencies to said image pickup means in accordance with image pickup modes,wherein said plurality of image pickup modes include a first mode for forming a first number of rows corresponding to a standard video signal, and a second mode for forming a second number of rows larger than said first number, andwherein said system control section corrects image pickup control parameters for said second mode based on at least an image pickup control parameter obtained using an output of said image pickup means in said first mode and the frequency change of said drive signal.