Patent ID: 6665007
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video camera system comprising:an image pickup device providing an output at each of a plurality of predetermined cycles; signal processing means for receiving an output of said image pickup device, applying signal processing thereto, and outputting a processed signal; adjustment control means for performing adjustment processing influencing the output processed signal from said signal processing means in accordance with a control information; information-obtaining-region setting means for setting at least one information-obtaining region on a screen in accordance with the output of said image pickup device; information-obtaining-region moving means for moving said at least one information-obtaining-region on said screen for every predetermined frame cycle of the output of said image pickup device, said at least one information-obtaining region corresponding to different information-obtaining-regions of consecutive frames over a plurality of said predetermined cycles; information-obtaining means for providing obtained region information in accordance with the output of said image pickup device for every predetermined frame cycle of said output in said at least one information-obtaining region, said obtained region information being obtained from different information obtaining-regions of consecutive frames over said plurality of said predetermined cycles so that obtained region information from all of said information-obtaining regions of said consecutive frames is combined to form a complete image; and control-information generating means for generating said control information in accordance with said obtained-region information.