IP Library Granted Patent US 9,667,857
Granted Patent B2
US 9,667,857 · App. 14/878,009 · Granted May 30, 2017

Imaging apparatus with adjustable noise level reduction

Inventor: Masayuki Aihara (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04N5/23212G10K11/341G10L21/0264H04R3/005H04N5/232H04R2410/05H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 9,667,857
App. No.
14/878,009
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an imaging apparatus that performs sound processing suitable for each type of AF operation according to a lens f-number so that recorded sound is clear and contains little noise. The imaging apparatus includes a lens, a microphone for recording sound, and a filter configured to reduce noise contained in an output signal of the microphone. The noise reduction level of the filter is controlled according to the lens f-number so that the noise reduction level of the filter is increased when the lens f-number is large than when the lens f-number is small.

Claims (7)

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

a lens;

a microphone for recording sound; and

a filter configured to reduce noise contained in an output signal of the microphone,

wherein a noise reduction level of the filter is controlled according to an f-number of the lens such that the noise reduction level of the filter is increased more when the f-number of the lens is large than when the f-number of the lens is small.

2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter is configured to reduce noise generated when an autofocusing operation is performed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2015
From: AIHARA, MASAYUKI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036861/0719 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-207917 · Oct 9, 2014 · national
JP 2015-177279 · Sep 9, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160104473A1 · Apr 14, 2016