Patent ID: 6630953
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus comprising:first means for generating at least one picture division signal; second means for dividing every picture represented by a video signal into at least first and second areas in response to the picture division signal generated by the first means; third means for detecting a mean luminance of the first area and a mean luminance of the second area; fourth means for correcting a flicker in the first area to derive a first correction-resultant area in response to the mean luminance of the first area which is detected by the third means; fifth means for correcting a flicker in the second area to derive a second correction-resultant area in response to the mean luminance of the second area which is detected by the third means; and sixth means for combining the first correction-resultant area and the second correction-resultant area into a correction-resultant picture.