Patent ID: 8223221
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit, having an image sensor, that drives the image sensor at a frame rate n times that of a predetermined video format (where n is an integer of 2 or more) and converts an optical signal entering the image sensor into an electric signal, thereby obtaining an n time-speed image signal; a flashing light detection unit that detects incoming flash light in the n time-speed image signal obtained by the imaging unit and outputs a flashing light detection signal indicating the result of detecting the incoming flash light; and a format conversion unit that outputs an image signal compliant with the predetermined video format by selecting image signals to be processed based upon the flashing light detection signal when generating the image signal compliant with the predetermined video format from the n time-speed image signal obtained by the imaging unit, wherein the format conversion unit includes: