Patent ID: 6778210
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus comprising:an image pickup device; image signal generation means for generating image signals based on output of the image pickup device; accumulation time control means for controlling charge accumulation time at said image pickup device; pickup image generation means for generating one pickup image signal by adding together a plurality of image signals obtained by rendering a plurality of consecutive exposures by controlling the accumulation time control means; blur corrected static image taking control means for, if an exposure time longer than a predetermined value is set, dividing the exposure time into a plurality of exposure time periods each equal to or shorter than said predetermined value and for setting each of the divided exposure time periods respectively as the exposure time of each of said plurality of consecutive exposures, motion information detection means for detecting relative motion information among the plurality of image signals based on said plurality of image signals; and motion compensation means for compensating relative motion among said plurality of image signals based on the detection result at said motion information detection means, wherein said pickup image generation means adds together the plurality of image signals compensated for motion by said motion compensation means.