Patent ID: 6473127
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus comprising:image pickup means for producing a video signal; position designation means for designating a position in a screen and for generating position information; first photometric gate means for movably setting a first photometric detection area in the screen at a first position determined in accordance with the position information designated by said position designation means, and for extracting a first signal, corresponding to the first photometric detection area, from the video signal produced by said image pickup means; and second photometric gate means for movably setting a second photometric detection area in the screen at a second position different from the first position determined in accordance with the position information designated by said position designation means regardless of the first position of the first photometric detection area set by said first photometric gate means, and for extracting a second signal having different components than the first signal, corresponding to the second photometric detection area, from the video signal produced by said image pickup means.