US 7,532,236 B2
	Camera system
Takahiro Yamamoto, Mishima-gun (Japan); Takahiro Iwasawa, Kyoto (Japan); and Kouzirou Yoneda, Takatsuki (Japan)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Filed on Aug. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/199,171.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-236528 (JP), filed on Aug. 16, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0033966 A1, Feb. 16, 2006
Int. Cl. H04N 5/228 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 348—208.6  [348/208.16]

13 Claims

1. A camera system comprising: an imaging unit scanned by means of an X-Y address method; horizontal and vertical scanning units for scanning the imaging unit by means of the X-Y address method; a main scanning direction control signal generating unit for generating a main scanning direction control signal for designating a main scanning direction of the imaging unit; a main scanning direction control unit for controlling the horizontal and vertical scanning units so that the main scanning direction coincides with a direction instructed by the main scanning direction control signal; and an output unit for outputting an image signal read in consequence of scanning the imaging unit using the horizontal and vertical scanning units, wherein the main scanning direction control signal generating unit generates a motion vector of a photographic subject from the image signal outputted from the output unit, determines the main scanning direction based on the generated motion vector, and generates the main scanning direction control signal for designating the determined main scanning direction and the main scanning direction control signal generating unit sets the main scanning direction to a direction other than a direction in parallel/non-parallel with a direction of the motion vector.