Patent Document ID: 9743011
Application ID: 14840615
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing section that photographs a subject a plurality of times sequentially; an image processing section that adds up images sequentially captured through shots of the photography so as to generate an added image; and an exposure condition calculation section that calculates the minimum number of shots of the photography, which calculates a plurality of mutually different predetermined exposure time periods, and at least two kinds of unit exposure time periods used for the respective shots of the photography performed the minimum number of times, on the basis of set and input exposure conditions, wherein the photographing section takes each shot of the photography that is performed with the minimum number of times, using the at least two kinds of unit exposure time periods, and wherein the image processing section generates a plurality of the added images which have the plurality of mutually different exposure time periods by adding up images without weighting which are captured through the shots of the photography using the at least two kinds of unit exposure time periods in different combinations so that the exposure time period of the added image is longer than the unit exposure times of the images that are added for the added image.