CA2030142A1 - White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to color information signal obtained from image sensing device - Google Patents
White balance adjusting apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance in response to color information signal obtained from image sensing deviceInfo
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- CA2030142A1 CA2030142A1 CA2030142A CA2030142A CA2030142A1 CA 2030142 A1 CA2030142 A1 CA 2030142A1 CA 2030142 A CA2030142 A CA 2030142A CA 2030142 A CA2030142 A CA 2030142A CA 2030142 A1 CA2030142 A1 CA 2030142A1
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- Prior art keywords
- white balance
- image sensing
- evaluating values
- response
- sensing device
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/64—Circuits for processing colour signals
- H04N9/73—Colour balance circuits, e.g. white balance circuits or colour temperature control
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/80—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof
- H04N23/84—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals
- H04N23/88—Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof for processing colour signals for colour balance, e.g. white-balance circuits or colour temperature control
Abstract
64 regions are set on an image sensed picture of a video camera, where evaluating values r ij, b ij, and y ij are obtained by averaging color difference signals R-Y and B-Y
and luminance signal Y obtained from an image sensing signal for over 1 field period by each region. When determination is made that the difference in the evaluating values between two continuing regions do not exceed a predetermined value according to the obtained evaluating values, that is, when determination is made that continuing regions have the same color, the weighing amount of the color evaluating values of a corresponding region is reduced in producing gain control signals regarding the color difference signals. As a result, the effect of objects of the same color towards white balance adjustment is reduced.
and luminance signal Y obtained from an image sensing signal for over 1 field period by each region. When determination is made that the difference in the evaluating values between two continuing regions do not exceed a predetermined value according to the obtained evaluating values, that is, when determination is made that continuing regions have the same color, the weighing amount of the color evaluating values of a corresponding region is reduced in producing gain control signals regarding the color difference signals. As a result, the effect of objects of the same color towards white balance adjustment is reduced.
Applications Claiming Priority (12)
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JP30023989 | 1989-11-17 | ||
JP1-300239 | 1989-11-17 | ||
JP1337352A JP2532956B2 (en) | 1989-12-26 | 1989-12-26 | Color video camera |
JP1-337352 | 1989-12-26 | ||
JP2047915A JP2523036B2 (en) | 1990-02-28 | 1990-02-28 | Color video camera |
JP2-47915 | 1990-02-28 | ||
JP2-58652 | 1990-03-09 | ||
JP2058652A JP2532962B2 (en) | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Color video camera |
JP2-80102 | 1990-03-28 | ||
JP2080102A JPH0828878B2 (en) | 1989-11-17 | 1990-03-28 | White balance adjuster |
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JP2-90902 | 1990-04-05 |
Publications (2)
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CA2030142A1 true CA2030142A1 (en) | 1991-05-18 |
CA2030142C CA2030142C (en) | 1999-02-23 |
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Country Status (6)
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US (3) | US5442408A (en) |
EP (3) | EP0711082B1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100196305B1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2030142C (en) |
DE (3) | DE69033744T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2091784T3 (en) |
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EP0711082A2 (en) | 1996-05-08 |
EP0708569A2 (en) | 1996-04-24 |
DE69033743T2 (en) | 2002-02-07 |
EP0708569A3 (en) | 1998-07-08 |
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US5442408A (en) | 1995-08-15 |
ES2091784T3 (en) | 1996-11-16 |
CA2030142C (en) | 1999-02-23 |
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EP0433672A3 (en) | 1992-07-08 |
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