Imaging device and image signal processor with color noise correction

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PATENT NO 9445067
APP PUB NO 20140240533A1
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14176038

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Enhancing the image quality by suitable color noise correction is realized without depending on a subject, a photographing scene, and photographing conditions by determining and correcting a color noise component according to photographing conditions of a camera. The present invention is configured of an imaging device that has: an imaging unit; a signal processing unit that performs signal processing on an image signal inputted from the imaging unit and outputs a luminance signal and a chrominance signal; a camera controlling unit that controls at least one of photographing conditions of optical conditions and exposure of the photographing unit and a signal processing condition of the signal processing unit; and a color noise correction unit that extracts and corrects a color noise component from the chrominance signal inputted from the signal processing unit. The camera control unit controls the color noise correction unit using information of the photographing conditions.

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HITACHI INDUSTRY & CONTROL SOLUTIONS LTD6-1 AKIHABARA TAITO-KU TOKYO 1100006 ?1100006

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirooka, Shinichiro Tokyo, JP 24 314
Katsuki, Manabu Tokyo, JP 27 111
Nonaka, Yuichi Tokyo, JP 16 116
Shiokawa, Junji Tokyo, JP 94 404

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