Patent ID: 6184940
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus for separately adjusting white balance for a long exposed image and a shortly exposed image comprising:an imaging device alternately generating in one field period of time a long exposed signal and a shortly exposed;a time scale converter which outputs said long exposed signal and shortly exposed signal in a same time axis;a synthesizer synthesizing said long exposed signal and said shortly exposed signal, said synthesizer outputting a synthesized image signal;a first white balance adjusting device adjusting a white balance of said shortly exposed signal; anda second white balance adjusting device adjusting a white balance of said long exposed signal,wherein said first white balance adjusting device adjusts the white balance of said shortly exposed signal before being synthesized with said long exposed signal by said synthesizer; andsaid second white balance adjusting device adjusts the white balance of said long exposed signal after being synthesized with said shortly exposed signal by said synthesizer.