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Patent Application
App. No. 16/928,075

IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND VEHICLE

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App. No.
16/928,075
Abstract

An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.

Claims (22)

1 . An image capture device that is mounted to a vehicle, comprising:

an image capture unit;

an input unit to which information is input from an exterior; and

an imaging control unit that controls the image capture unit, wherein:

the imaging control unit changes an imaging condition for the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.

2 . The image capture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information is input to the input unit from a navigation device; and

the imaging control unit changes the imaging condition for the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.

3 . The image capture device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the information from the navigation device is a command related to change of a vehicle lane by the vehicle.

4 . The image capture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information is input to the input unit from a traffic light; and

the imaging control unit changes the imaging condition for the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.

5 . The image capture device according to claim 4 , wherein:

the information from the traffic light is information related to movement of a mobile object other than the vehicle.

6 . The image capture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information is input to the input unit from another vehicle in the vicinity; and

the imaging control unit changes the imaging condition for the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.

7 . The image capture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the imaging control unit changes a frame rate of the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.

8 . The image capture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the imaging control unit changes a pixel decimation ratio of the image capture unit based on the information that has been input to the input unit.