Multi-Region Imaging Control for Uniform Image Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging devices face challenges in improving imaging quality by optimizing image capture and processing conditions across different regions of the imaging element.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with a first and second image capture region, each operating under different conditions, and a generation unit that processes image data to generate images as if captured under uniform conditions, utilizing a setting unit to set and adjust image capture conditions for each region.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If different image capture conditions are applied to different regions of the imaging element, then imaging quality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging element is divided into multiple independent image capture regions (first image capture region and second image capture region), each capable of operating under different image capture conditions. This segmentation allows each region to be optimized independently for specific imaging scenarios while maintaining overall system functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
Different image capture conditions are applied to different regions based on their specific requirements. The first image capture region operates under first image capture conditions while the second image capture region operates under second image capture conditions, enabling local optimization of imaging quality without requiring uniform conditions across the entire device.
2Measurement precision
If image data from different capture regions is processed separately, then imaging quality is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The generation unit combines image data from both the first image capture region and the second image capture region to generate a unified output image. This merging process integrates the separately captured data under different conditions into a single coherent image, achieving both regional optimization and efficient processing.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes an imaging element having a plurality of image capture regions, each of the image capture regions having a plurality of pixels for generating an image signal; a setting unit that sets different image capture conditions for the plurality of image capture regions; and a control unit that corrects a portion of an image signal of a photographic subject captured under first image capture conditions in an image capture region among the plurality of image capture regions so that it is as if the portion of the image signal was captured under second image capture conditions.