Electronic camera that synthesizes two images taken under different exposures

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PATENT NO 8477205
APP PUB NO 20120057058A1
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13271782

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An electronic camera for generating an image having a wide dynamic range by synthesizing two image pickup signals of different exposure amount generated by using an electronic shutter function and unit for shutting off light, shading of image pickup signals resulting from difference in charge accumulating time among the pixels of image pickup device due to operation from opened state to closed state of the unit for shutting off light being corrected by a shading correction unit to form a synthesized image without an occurrence of false color due to shading.

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OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTDTOKYO

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Fukuda, Hidetoshi Yokohama, JP 20 681
Inagaki, Osamu Hachioji, JP 31 839
Kakinuma, Minoru Hachioji, JP 18 597
Koseki, Hiroaki Kokubunji, JP 16 493

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