JP3951413B2 - Exposure compensation device and imaging device - Google Patents

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JP3951413B2
JP3951413B2 JP04159198A JP4159198A JP3951413B2 JP 3951413 B2 JP3951413 B2 JP 3951413B2 JP 04159198 A JP04159198 A JP 04159198A JP 4159198 A JP4159198 A JP 4159198A JP 3951413 B2 JP3951413 B2 JP 3951413B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、ビデオカメラの露出補正装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
ビデオカメラにおいては、基本的にはレンズに設けた絞りの開度、受光素子であるCCDの電子シャッタ量、及びCCDから出力される撮像信号の信号レベルをそれぞれ設定して被写体の露出制御が行なわれる。ビデオカメラでは、カメラに入射する光の明度を把握することにより、この明度の変化に基づいて、露出補正を適確に行なうことが、被写体の高品質の撮像記録を行なうためには必要である。
従来のビデオカメラでは、カメラに入射する光の明度レベルを、レンズに設けた絞りの開度、CCDの電子シャッタ量、及びCCDから出力される撮像信号の信号レベルに基づいて演算し、得られた明度レベルに基づいて、必要な露出補正を行なっていた。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このために、従来のビデオカメラでは、撮像時に特殊の撮像効果を得るために、基準の露出条件を変更した場合には、カメラに入射する光の明度レベルが変化しないにも関わらず、変更された露出条件で、カメラに入射する光の明度レベルが判定され、適切な露出補正が行なわれないことがあった。
また、従来のビデオカメラでは、カメラに入射する光の明度レベルの基準値を設定することができなかったので、カメラごとの特性のばらつきが、演算して得られる光の明度レベルにそのまま現れ、同一の被写体を撮像しても、異なる輝度レベルの画像が得られ、カメラごとに閾値を設定して画像処理を行なう必要があった。
【0004】
本発明は、前述したようなビデオカメラの露出補正の現状に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的は、カメラに入射する光の明度レベルを的確に検知し、特性のばらつきを補償して、適切な露出補正を行なって、被写体の高品質の撮像記録を可能にするビデオカメラの露出制御装置を提供することにある。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記目的を達成するために、本発明の露出補正装置は、撮像手段から出力される被写体の撮像画像の輝度レベルを検出する輝度レベル検出手段と、前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベルに基いて露出条件を設定する露出条件設定手段と、前記輝度レベル検出手段が検出した前記撮像画像の輝度レベルと、前記露出条件設定手段が設定した露出条件とに基いて、前記被写体の明度レベルを演算する演算手段と、基準露出条件で撮影された基準輝度パターンの撮像画像の輝度レベルと該輝度レベルに対応する露出条件とから演算された明度レベルを記憶するとともに、測定基準撮像装置で撮像された前記基準輝度パターンの測定基準明度レベルを記憶する記憶手段と、前記記憶手段から前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルを読み出し、読み出した前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルから露出補正値を演算し、前記露出条件設定手段で設定される撮像時の露出条件を前記露出補正値に応じて調整する露出条件補正手段と、を有することを特徴とする。
【0006】
同様に前記目的を達成するために、本発明の撮像装置は、撮像手段と、前記撮像手段から出力される被写体の撮像画像の輝度レベルを検出する輝度レベル検出手段と、前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベルに基いて露出条件を設定する露出条件設定手段と、前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベル及び前記露出条件設定手段で設定された露出条件を用いて明度レベルを演算する演算手段と、基準露出条件で撮影された基準輝度パターンの撮像画像の輝度レベルと該輝度レベルに対応する露出条件とから演算された明度レベルを記憶するとともに、測定基準撮像装置で撮像された前記基準輝度パターンの測定基準明度レベルを記憶する記憶手段と、前記記憶手段から前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルを読み出し、読み出した前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルから露出補正値を演算し、前記露出条件設定手段で設定される撮像時の露出条件を前記露出補正値に応じて調整する露出条件補正手段と、を有することを特徴とする。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の一実施の形態を、図1を参照して説明する。
図1は本実施の形態の構成を示すブロック図である。
【0008】
本実施の形態では、図1に示すように、絞り2を備え被写体の受光を行なうレンズ1に対して、レンズ1からの被写体の光像が結像されるCCD3が配設され、CCD3の出力端子には、CCD3から出力される撮像信号のサンプルホールドと、利得制御とを行なう保持・利得制御回路4が接続されている。この保持・利得制御回路4には、利得制御された撮像信号をAD変換するAD変換器5が接続され、AD変換器5の出力端子には、撮像信号に各種の信号処理を施す映像信号処理回路6が接続され、この映像信号処理回路6には、映像信号処理システムが接続されると共に、映像信号から抽出される所定画像領域の輝度信号の積分値を輝度レベルとして検出する輝度レベル検出器11が接続されている。
【0009】
一方、本実施の形態では、全体の動作を制御するマイクロコンピュータ10が設けられ、このマイクロコンピュータ10には、輝度レベル検出器11の出力端子が接続される露出制御回路12が具備され、この露出制御回路12は、輝度レベル検出器11により検出される輝度レベルに基づいて、適正な露出が行なわれているか否かを判定し、得られる判定データに基づいて、各デバイスの制御データ、即ち、絞り2の開度データ、CCD3の電子シャッタ量データ、及び保持・利得制御回路4の利得データを演算する機能を有している。
そして、露出制御回路12には、輝度レベル検出器11により検出される輝度レベルに基づいて、露出制御を行なう場合に必要な各種のデータが書込まれ、また読み出されるRAMが設けられている。
【0010】
この露出制御回路12の一方の出力端子には、各デバイスへの駆動信号を出力するデバイス制御回路13が接続され、デバイス制御回路13の第1の出力端子は、絞り駆動を制御する絞り駆動回路8に接続され、絞り駆動回路8の出力端子が、絞りを駆動する絞り駆動部7に接続され、絞り駆動部7には絞り2が接続されている。
また、デバイス制御回路13の第2の出力端子は、電子シャッタを制御するタイミング信号を出力するタイミング発生回路9に接続され、タイミング発生回路9の出力端子がCCD3に接続され、デバイス制御回路13の第3の出力端子には、保持・利得制御回路4が接続されている。
【0011】
そして、露出制御回路12の他方の出力端子には、輝度レベル検出器11により演算される輝度レベル、即ち、映像信号から抽出される所定画像領域の輝度信号の積分値と、露出制御回路12が、輝度レベルに基づいて演算する各デバイスの制御データとから、カメラの明度レベルを演算する演算回路14が接続されている。
【0012】
このような構成の本実施の形態の動作を説明する。
本実施の形態では、被写体の実際の撮像記録に先立って、基準輝度パターンが収容されたパターンボックスを、各デバイスに対して予め設定した基準露出条件で撮像することにより、各カメラ固有のオフセット補正値を検出する。
【0013】
この場合、CCD3から出力される基準輝度パターンの撮像信号は、保持・利得制御回路4で基準ゲインが設定され、AD変換器5でAD変換され、映像信号処理回路6で信号処理された後に、輝度レベル検出器11によって、抽出される所定画像領域の輝度信号の積分値に基づいて基準輝度レベルが検出され、得られた基準輝度レベルの対数換算データ(dB換算データ)が、露出制御回路12のRAMに格納される。
【0014】
ここで、演算回路14は、露出制御回路12のRAMから読み出した基準輝度レベルの対数換算データA0と、この場合に露出制御回路12により求められる基準露出条件に対応する各デバイスの制御データの和の対数換算データB0とに基づいて、(1)式で定義されるカメラの明度レベルの対数換算データC0を演算する。
【0015】
C0=A0+B0 (1)
【0016】
次いで、露出制御回路12のRAMに予め格納されている測定基準カメラによる基準輝度パターン測定時のカメラの明度レベルの対数換算データCsと(1)式で求めたユーザが使用するカメラの明度レベルの対数換算データC0との差を(2)式に基づいて演算し、オフセット補正値の対数換算データMfが演算される。
【0017】
Mf=Cs−C0=Cs−A0−B0 (2)
【0018】
(2)式により演算されたオフセット補正値の対数換算データMfは、露出制御回路12のRAMに格納される。
【0019】
次いで、被写体の撮像が行なわれ、CCD3から出力される被写体の撮像信号は、保持・利得制御回路4でゲイン設定され、AD変換器5でAD変換された後に、映像信号処理回路6に入力され、映像信号処理回路6で、雑音抑圧などの信号処理が施され、信号処理が施された映像信号は輝度レベル検出器11に入力される。
輝度レベル検出器11では、映像信号から抽出される所定画像領域の輝度信号の積分値が輝度レベルデータとして検出され、検出された輝度レベルの対数換算データA1が、露出制御回路12のRAMに格納される。
【0020】
そして、演算回路14によつて、露出制御回路12のRAMから読み出した輝度レベルの対数換算データA1と、露出制御回路12により、輝度レベルに対応して演算される各デバイスの制御データの和の対数換算データB1と、露出制御回路12のRAMから読み出され、制御データに追加演算されるオフセット補正値の対数データMfとにより、カメラの明度レベルの対数換算データC1が(3)式により演算される。
【0021】
C1=A1+B1+Mf (3)
【0022】
このように、本実施の形態で定義され演算されるカメラの明度レベルは、各デバイスの制御量の和と、輝度レベル積分値の基準値と現在の輝度レベル積分値の対数比と、基準輝度の被写体の撮像時のカメラの明度レベルを一定にするオフセット補正値との和となる。このようにすると、任意の明るさでの被写体の撮像時に、カメラの明度レベルを、カメラの光学特性を補償して、全てのカメラで同一にすることができる。
また、(3)式で演算されるカメラの明度レベルのデータは、ビデオカメラのファインダに付されたレベル目盛りに沿って移動するバーで表示され、ユーザは目視でカメラの明度レベルの判定ができる。
【0023】
このように、本実施の形態によると、基準輝度パターンの撮像時に、輝度レベル検出器11により検出される基準輝度レベルの対数換算データと、基準輝度レベルに対応して、露出制御回路12により演算される各デバイスの制御データの和の対数換算データとにより、演算回路14によって、カメラの明度レベルが演算され、得られる演算値からカメラ固有のオフセット補正値が求められる。そして、被写体の撮像時には、輝度レベル検出器11が映像信号から検出する輝度レベルに対応して露出制御回路12が演算する各デバイスの制御データが、オフセット補正値で追加補正演算されて各デバイスに制御データとして供給され、絞り2の開度、CCD3の電子シャッタ量、及び保持・利得制御回路4の利得が制御されるので、カメラごとの光学特性のばらつきを補償して、常に被写体の撮像が所定の入射光の明度レベル下で行なわれ、被写体の高品質の撮像記録を行なうことが可能になる。
【0024】
なお、以上の実施の形態では、絞り、電子シャッタ及び利得の3種の制御を行なう場合を説明したが、本発明は、この実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、絞りだけ、或いは絞りと利得の制御を行なう場合にも適用される。さらに、レンズ内部でNDフィルタ(無彩色フィルタ)を制御して光量を調整する露出制御装置や、色温度変換フィルタを用いる露出制御装置にも適用可能である。
【0025】
【発明の効果】
発明によると、被写体の撮像時には、輝度レベル検出手段によって、被写体の撮像画像の輝度レベルが検出され、該輝度レベル検出手段が検出した輝度レベルと、露出条件設定手段が設定した露出条件とに基づいて、演算手段によって、被写体の撮像明度レベルが演算される。そして、得られる演算結果に基づいて、露出条件補正手段によって、被写体の撮像時の露出条件を設定する露出条件設定手段による露出条件の設定が、上記演算結果に対応して調整制御される。これにより被写体の撮像明度レベルに対応して露出条件が最適に調整され、常に被写体の高品質の撮像記録を行なうことが可能になる。
【0026】
上記の効果に加えて、撮像装置の演算手段が演算する被写体の撮像明度レベルが、基準輝度パターンを当該撮像装置と測定基準撮像装置で撮像して得られる各々の輝度レベル及び明度レベルに基き演算されるオフセット補正値により正規化されるので、撮像装置ごとの特性差を補償して、常に被写体の高品質の撮像記録を行なうことが可能になる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施の形態の構成を示すブロック図である。
【符号の説明】
2…絞り、3…CCD、4…保持・利得制御回路、6…映像信号処理回路、10…マイクロコンピュータ、11…輝度レベル検出器、12…露出制御回路、13…デバイス制御回路。
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an exposure correction device for a video camera.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a video camera, the exposure of a subject is basically controlled by setting the aperture of a diaphragm provided on a lens, the electronic shutter amount of a CCD as a light receiving element, and the signal level of an imaging signal output from the CCD. It is. In a video camera, it is necessary to accurately perform exposure correction based on this change in brightness by grasping the brightness of light incident on the camera in order to perform high-quality imaging and recording of a subject. .
In a conventional video camera, the lightness level of light incident on the camera is calculated and obtained based on the aperture of the lens provided on the lens, the electronic shutter amount of the CCD, and the signal level of the imaging signal output from the CCD. Necessary exposure compensation was performed based on the brightness level.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, in a conventional video camera, when the standard exposure condition is changed in order to obtain a special imaging effect at the time of imaging, the brightness level of the light incident on the camera does not change. Under certain exposure conditions, the lightness level of light incident on the camera may be determined, and appropriate exposure correction may not be performed.
In addition, in the conventional video camera, since it was not possible to set the reference value of the lightness level of light incident on the camera, the variation in characteristics of each camera appears as it is in the lightness level of light obtained by calculation, Even when the same subject is imaged, images with different luminance levels are obtained, and it is necessary to perform image processing by setting a threshold value for each camera.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the current situation of exposure correction of video cameras as described above, and its purpose is to accurately detect the lightness level of light incident on the camera and compensate for variations in characteristics, An object of the present invention is to provide an exposure control device for a video camera that performs appropriate exposure correction and enables high-quality imaging and recording of a subject.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the object, an exposure correction apparatus according to the present invention includes a luminance level detection unit that detects a luminance level of a captured image of a subject output from the imaging unit, and the captured image detected by the luminance level detection unit. An exposure condition setting means for setting an exposure condition based on a brightness level of the image, a brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detection means, and an exposure condition set by the exposure condition setting means. A calculation means for calculating the brightness level, a brightness level calculated from a brightness level of a captured image of a reference brightness pattern photographed under a reference exposure condition and an exposure condition corresponding to the brightness level, and a measurement reference imaging Storage means for storing a measurement reference brightness level of the reference luminance pattern imaged by the apparatus, and the brightness level and the measurement reference from the storage means An exposure condition that reads an exposure level, calculates an exposure correction value from the read brightness level and the measured reference brightness level, and adjusts an exposure condition during imaging set by the exposure condition setting unit according to the exposure correction value Correction means .
[0006]
Similarly, in order to achieve the object, an imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an imaging unit, a luminance level detection unit that detects a luminance level of a captured image of a subject output from the imaging unit, and the luminance level detection unit. An exposure condition setting means for setting an exposure condition based on the detected brightness level of the captured image; a brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detection means; and an exposure condition set by the exposure condition setting means The lightness level calculated from the brightness level of the captured image of the reference brightness pattern photographed under the reference exposure condition and the exposure condition corresponding to the brightness level is stored and measured. Storage means for storing a measurement reference brightness level of the reference luminance pattern imaged by a reference imaging device, and the brightness level and the measurement from the storage means. An exposure for reading a reference lightness level, calculating an exposure correction value from the read lightness level and the measurement reference lightness level, and adjusting an exposure condition during imaging set by the exposure condition setting means according to the exposure correction value And a condition correction means.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment.
[0008]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a CCD 3 on which a light image of a subject from the lens 1 is formed is disposed on a lens 1 that includes a diaphragm 2 and receives light of the subject. The terminal is connected to a holding / gain control circuit 4 that performs sample hold of the imaging signal output from the CCD 3 and gain control. The holding / gain control circuit 4 is connected to an AD converter 5 for AD-converting the gain-controlled image pickup signal, and an image signal processing for applying various signal processing to the image pickup signal at the output terminal of the AD converter 5 A video signal processing system is connected to the video signal processing circuit 6, and a luminance level detector that detects an integrated value of a luminance signal of a predetermined image area extracted from the video signal as a luminance level. 11 is connected.
[0009]
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a microcomputer 10 for controlling the overall operation is provided, and this microcomputer 10 is provided with an exposure control circuit 12 to which an output terminal of a luminance level detector 11 is connected. The control circuit 12 determines whether or not proper exposure is performed based on the luminance level detected by the luminance level detector 11, and based on the obtained determination data, the control data of each device, that is, The aperture 2 data, the electronic shutter amount data of the CCD 3, and the gain data of the holding / gain control circuit 4 are calculated.
The exposure control circuit 12 is provided with a RAM in which various data necessary for exposure control are written and read out based on the luminance level detected by the luminance level detector 11.
[0010]
A device control circuit 13 that outputs a drive signal to each device is connected to one output terminal of the exposure control circuit 12, and a first output terminal of the device control circuit 13 is an aperture drive circuit that controls aperture drive. 8, the output terminal of the aperture driving circuit 8 is connected to the aperture driving unit 7 that drives the aperture, and the aperture 2 is connected to the aperture driving unit 7.
The second output terminal of the device control circuit 13 is connected to the timing generation circuit 9 that outputs a timing signal for controlling the electronic shutter, the output terminal of the timing generation circuit 9 is connected to the CCD 3, and the device control circuit 13 The holding / gain control circuit 4 is connected to the third output terminal.
[0011]
The other output terminal of the exposure control circuit 12 includes a luminance level calculated by the luminance level detector 11, that is, an integrated value of the luminance signal of a predetermined image area extracted from the video signal, and the exposure control circuit 12. An arithmetic circuit 14 that calculates the brightness level of the camera is connected to the control data of each device that calculates based on the luminance level.
[0012]
The operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
In this embodiment, prior to actual imaging and recording of a subject, an offset correction specific to each camera is performed by imaging a pattern box containing a reference luminance pattern with reference exposure conditions set in advance for each device. Detect value.
[0013]
In this case, the image signal of the reference luminance pattern output from the CCD 3 is set with a reference gain by the holding / gain control circuit 4, AD converted by the AD converter 5, and signal processed by the video signal processing circuit 6. The luminance level detector 11 detects the reference luminance level based on the integrated value of the luminance signal of the predetermined image area to be extracted, and logarithmic conversion data (dB conversion data) of the obtained reference luminance level is the exposure control circuit 12. Stored in the RAM.
[0014]
Here, the arithmetic circuit 14 sums the logarithmically converted data A0 of the reference luminance level read from the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12 and the control data of each device corresponding to the reference exposure condition obtained by the exposure control circuit 12 in this case. Based on the logarithmic conversion data B0, logarithmic conversion data C0 of the brightness level of the camera defined by the equation (1) is calculated.
[0015]
C0 = A0 + B0 (1)
[0016]
Next, logarithmic conversion data Cs of the lightness level of the camera at the time of measuring the reference luminance pattern by the measurement reference camera stored in advance in the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12 and the lightness level of the camera used by the user obtained by the equation (1). The difference from the logarithmic conversion data C0 is calculated based on the equation (2), and the logarithmic conversion data Mf of the offset correction value is calculated.
[0017]
Mf = Cs-C0 = Cs-A0-B0 (2)
[0018]
Logarithmic conversion data Mf of the offset correction value calculated by the equation (2) is stored in the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12.
[0019]
Next, the subject is imaged, and the subject imaging signal output from the CCD 3 is gain-set by the holding / gain control circuit 4, AD converted by the AD converter 5, and then input to the video signal processing circuit 6. The video signal processing circuit 6 performs signal processing such as noise suppression, and the video signal subjected to the signal processing is input to the luminance level detector 11.
In the luminance level detector 11, an integrated value of the luminance signal of the predetermined image area extracted from the video signal is detected as luminance level data, and logarithmically converted data A 1 of the detected luminance level is stored in the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12. Is done.
[0020]
Then, the arithmetic circuit 14 calculates the sum of the logarithmic conversion data A1 of the luminance level read from the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12 and the control data of each device calculated by the exposure control circuit 12 corresponding to the luminance level. Based on the logarithmic conversion data B1 and the logarithmic data Mf of the offset correction value read from the RAM of the exposure control circuit 12 and added to the control data, the logarithmic conversion data C1 of the brightness level of the camera is calculated by the equation (3). Is done.
[0021]
C1 = A1 + B1 + Mf (3)
[0022]
Thus, the brightness level of the camera defined and calculated in the present embodiment includes the sum of the control amounts of each device, the logarithmic ratio of the reference value of the luminance level integrated value and the current luminance level integrated value, and the reference luminance. This is the sum of the offset correction value that keeps the brightness level of the camera constant when imaging the subject. In this way, when imaging a subject at an arbitrary brightness, the brightness level of the camera can be made the same for all cameras by compensating for the optical characteristics of the camera.
Further, the lightness level data of the camera calculated by the expression (3) is displayed by a bar that moves along the level scale attached to the finder of the video camera, and the user can visually determine the lightness level of the camera. .
[0023]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the reference luminance pattern is captured, the exposure control circuit 12 calculates the logarithmically converted data of the reference luminance level detected by the luminance level detector 11 and the reference luminance level. The brightness level of the camera is calculated by the arithmetic circuit 14 based on the logarithmic conversion data of the sum of the control data of each device, and the camera-specific offset correction value is obtained from the calculated value. When the subject is imaged, the control data of each device calculated by the exposure control circuit 12 corresponding to the luminance level detected from the video signal by the luminance level detector 11 is additionally corrected and calculated with the offset correction value. Since it is supplied as control data and the aperture of the aperture 2, the electronic shutter amount of the CCD 3, and the gain of the holding / gain control circuit 4 are controlled, variations in the optical characteristics of each camera are compensated, and the subject can always be imaged. It is performed under a predetermined brightness level of incident light, and it becomes possible to perform high-quality imaging and recording of a subject.
[0024]
In the above embodiment, the case of performing the three types of control of the diaphragm, the electronic shutter, and the gain has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and only the diaphragm or the diaphragm. This is also applied when gain control is performed. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to an exposure control device that adjusts the amount of light by controlling an ND filter (achromatic filter) inside the lens, and an exposure control device that uses a color temperature conversion filter.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when the subject is imaged, the brightness level of the captured image of the subject is detected by the brightness level detecting unit, and the brightness level detected by the brightness level detecting unit and the exposure condition set by the exposure condition setting unit are detected. based on, by calculation means, imaging brightness level of the object is Ru is calculated. Then, on the basis of the calculation results obtained by the exposure condition correction means, setting the exposure conditions by the exposure condition setting means for setting an exposure condition at the time of imaging of the subject is adjusted controlled in correspondence with the calculation results. As a result, the exposure condition is optimally adjusted in accordance with the imaging brightness level of the subject, and high-quality imaging and recording of the subject can always be performed.
[0026]
In addition to the above effects, the imaging brightness level of an object arithmetic means of the imaging apparatus is operation, based a reference brightness pattern to the luminance level and the brightness level of each obtained by imaging with metric imaging apparatus and the imaging apparatus Since normalization is performed based on the calculated offset correction value, it is possible to always perform high-quality imaging and recording of a subject by compensating for a characteristic difference for each imaging apparatus .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 ... aperture, 3 ... CCD, 4 ... hold / gain control circuit, 6 ... video signal processing circuit, 10 ... microcomputer, 11 ... luminance level detector, 12 ... exposure control circuit, 13 ... device control circuit.

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撮像手段から出力される被写体の撮像画像の輝度レベルを検出する輝度レベル検出手段と、
前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベルに基いて露出条件を設定する露出条件設定手段と、
前記輝度レベル検出手段が検出した前記撮像画像の輝度レベルと、前記露出条件設定手段が設定した露出条件とに基いて、前記被写体の明度レベルを演算する演算手段と、
基準露出条件で撮影された基準輝度パターンの撮像画像の輝度レベルと該輝度レベルに対応する露出条件とから演算された明度レベルを記憶するとともに、測定基準撮像装置で撮像された前記基準輝度パターンの測定基準明度レベルを記憶する記憶手段と、
前記記憶手段から前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルを読み出し、読み出した前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルから露出補正値を演算し、前記露出条件設定手段で設定される撮像時の露出条件を前記露出補正値に応じて調整する露出条件補正手段と、
を有することを特徴とする露出補正装置。
Luminance level detection means for detecting the luminance level of the captured image of the subject output from the imaging means ;
Exposure condition setting means for setting an exposure condition based on the brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detection means ;
A computing means for computing the brightness level of the subject based on the brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detecting means and the exposure condition set by the exposure condition setting means;
The brightness level calculated from the brightness level of the captured image of the reference brightness pattern photographed under the reference exposure condition and the exposure condition corresponding to the brightness level is stored, and the reference brightness pattern of the reference brightness pattern captured by the measurement reference imaging device is stored. Storage means for storing a metric brightness level;
The lightness level and the measurement reference lightness level are read from the storage means, an exposure correction value is calculated from the read lightness level and the measurement reference lightness level, and exposure conditions at the time of imaging set by the exposure condition setting means are determined. Exposure condition correction means for adjusting according to the exposure correction value;
Exposure compensation apparatus you, comprising a.
前記露出条件は、絞りの開度、前記撮像手段の電子シャッタ量、前記撮像手段から出力される信号レベルの利得の少なくとも1つ又は組み合わせであるThe exposure condition is at least one or a combination of a diaphragm opening, an electronic shutter amount of the imaging unit, and a gain of a signal level output from the imaging unit.
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の露出補正装置。The exposure correction apparatus according to claim 1.
撮像手段と、Imaging means;
前記撮像手段から出力される被写体の撮像画像の輝度レベルを検出する輝度レベル検出手段と、Luminance level detection means for detecting the luminance level of the captured image of the subject output from the imaging means;
前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベルに基いて露出条件を設定する露出条件設定手段と、Exposure condition setting means for setting an exposure condition based on the brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detection means;
前記輝度レベル検出手段で検出された前記撮像画像の輝度レベル及び前記露出条件設定手段で設定された露出条件を用いて明度レベルを演算する演算手段と、A computing means for computing a brightness level using the brightness level of the captured image detected by the brightness level detecting means and the exposure condition set by the exposure condition setting means;
基準露出条件で撮影された基準輝度パターンの撮像画像の輝度レベルと該輝度レベルに対応する露出条件とから演算された明度レベルを記憶するとともに、測定基準撮像装置で撮像された前記基準輝度パターンの測定基準明度レベルを記憶する記憶手段と、The brightness level calculated from the brightness level of the captured image of the reference brightness pattern photographed under the reference exposure condition and the exposure condition corresponding to the brightness level is stored, and the reference brightness pattern of the reference brightness pattern captured by the measurement reference imaging device is stored. Storage means for storing a metric brightness level;
前記記憶手段から前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルを読み出し、読み出した前記明度レベル及び前記測定基準明度レベルから露出補正値を演算し、前記露出条件設定手段で設定される撮像時の露出条件を前記露出補正値に応じて調整する露出条件補正手段と、The lightness level and the measurement reference lightness level are read from the storage means, an exposure correction value is calculated from the read lightness level and the measurement reference lightness level, and exposure conditions at the time of imaging set by the exposure condition setting means are determined. Exposure condition correction means for adjusting according to the exposure correction value;
を有することを特徴とする撮像装置。An imaging device comprising:
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