Patent ID: 7406182
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: B60R,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capturing apparatus provided to a movable body, comprising: an image capturing unit which captures an image; a speed measurement unit which measures a speed of the movable body; a displacement calculating unit which calculates a displacement of a region indicating a subject which exists in an angle-of-view of said image capturing unit in an image captured by said image capturing unit based on the speed during an exposure time of said image capturing unit; a capturing magnification rate-of-change calculating unit which calculates a rate-of-change of a capturing magnification of said image capturing unit, wherein said capturing magnification rate-of-change calculating unit compensates the displacement; a capturing magnification control unit which controls the capturing magnification in order to change it by the rate-of-change; and a capturing timing control unit which makes said image capturing unit capture an image while the capturing magnification changing by the rate-of-change.