In a still image pickup apparatus of the kind arranged to start an exposure by causing an image sensor to begin an accumulating action and to end the exposure by using a light-shielding member having a poor responsivity, the exposure time is arranged to be controlled by allowing the accumulating action...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5471242?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5471242 - Still image pickup apparatus with shortened exposure time
Still image pickup apparatus with shortened exposure time