Image Sensor Region Segmentation for Parallel Multi-Condition Video
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses with stacked image sensors have limited usability as they primarily capture images on a single-block basis, lacking the ability to effectively divide image capture regions for different conditions, thereby restricting the generation of multiple moving images with varied settings.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus is designed to divide an image capture region into multiple areas, allowing for the setting of distinct image capture conditions for each region, and a moving image generation unit generates separate moving images from each region, enabling the creation of multiple moving images with different conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a stacked image sensor is used, then image capture capability is improved, but the ability to capture images on a multiple-block basis is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The image capture region is divided into multiple regions (first region and second region), allowing different image capture conditions to be applied to each region. This segmentation enables the stacked image sensor to capture multiple moving images simultaneously with different conditions, resolving the contradiction between improved image capture capability and limited multiple-block capture ability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the image capture region is divided into multiple regions with different conditions, then multiple moving images can be generated, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stacked image sensor structure is utilized to perform multiple functions simultaneously - capturing images in different regions with different conditions using the same physical hardware. This multi-functionality approach enables multiple moving image generation without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the sensor stack inherently supports parallel processing of multiple blocks.
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AI summary
To divide an image capture region into multiple regions for which different image capture conditions are set and to generate multiple moving images corresponding to the multiple regions. An electronic apparatus includes an image sensor that captures first and second moving images in first and second regions of an image capture region on different image capture conditions, the second region differing from the first region, and a moving image generation unit that generates the first and second moving images captured in the first and second regions.