Patent Document ID: 9462193
Application ID: 14731307
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of recording motion video image data using a digital motion video camera, comprising: for a plurality of successive frames of motion of video image data, controlling a digital image sensor of a digital motion video camera to begin capturing a first image according to a rolling shutter technique in which successive groups of pixels of the image sensor are each exposed for first duration and read out in successive, overlapping time slots; and subsequent to a starting group of the groups of pixels completing exposure for the first image, and prior to an ending group of the groups of pixels completing exposure for the first image, controlling the digital image sensor to begin capturing a second image according to the rolling shutter technique in which successive groups of pixels of the image sensor are each exposed for a second duration and read out in successive, overlapping time slots, the second duration being different than the first duration, wherein the first duration and the second duration remain unchanged over the successive frames of motion video image data, wherein said controlling the digital image sensor to begin capturing the second image includes allowing each respective group of pixels to complete capturing the light corresponding to the first image prior to controlling that respective group of pixels to begin capturing the light corresponding to the second image, and wherein the amount of time that elapses from between completion of readout of digital measurements corresponding to the starting group for the first image to the beginning of readout of digital measurements corresponding to the starting group for second image is greater than the amount of time that elapses from between completing readout of the digital measurements corresponding to the starting group for the first image to substantially completing readout of digital measurements for the entire first image.