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- 被写体に照明光を照射する照明部と、前記被写体を撮像する撮像装置と、前記撮像装置と接続可能な情報処理装置と、を備える撮像システムであって、
前記撮像装置は、
二次元マトリクス状に配置され、外部から光を受光して電荷として蓄積し、蓄積した前記電荷を画像信号として出力する複数の有効画素を有する有効画素領域と、前記有効画素が蓄積した前記電荷をリセットするためのグローバルリセット信号を出力するグローバルリセット回路と、前記有効画素領域を複数の分割領域に分割し、前記複数の分割領域のそれぞれに含まれる前記有効画素が蓄積した前記電荷の読み出しを、任意のタイミングで一時停止および再開する読み出しタイミング生成回路と、を有し、
前記情報処理装置は、
前記撮像装置から読み出された前記画像信号を受信し一時的にメモリに格納し、前記複数の分割領域から読み出された前記画像信号を結合して出力する画像結合部と、
前記画像結合部から出力された前記画像信号に基づいて前記被写体の明るさを検出し、明るさ検出信号を出力する明るさ検出部と、
前記明るさ検出部から出力された前記明るさ検出信号に基づいて、前記複数の分割領域の分割数と、前記複数の分割領域のそれぞれに含まれる前記有効画素が蓄積した前記電荷の読み出しタイミングと、前記グローバルリセット信号の出力タイミングと、を決定する分割数決定部と、を備えることを特徴とする撮像システム。 - 前記読み出しタイミング生成回路は、前記複数の分割領域のうち、所定の分割領域の有効画素の前記電荷の読み出した後、前記電荷の読み出しを一時停止し、
前記グローバルリセット回路は、前記一時停止した期間中に前記グローバルリセット信号を出力することで、前記複数の有効画素の蓄積電荷をリセットして所定の露光時間を再設定し、
前記読み出しタイミング生成回路は、前記一時停止した前記所定の分割領域の次の分割領域から前記有効画素に蓄積された前記電荷の読み出しを再開することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮像システム。 - 前記撮像装置は、前記撮像装置の駆動タイミング信号を生成するタイミング生成回路を更に備え、
前記タイミング生成回路は、前記グローバルリセット信号によりリセットされないことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮像システム。 - 前記情報処理装置は、前記明るさ検出部から出力された前記明るさ検出信号に基づいて、前記照明部の目標照度値を算出し、前記照明光の発光量、発光時間及び発光タイミングを制御する光源制御部を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮像システム。
- 前記情報処理装置は、前記分割領域のそれぞれに含まれる前記有効画素が蓄積した前記電荷の読み出しタイミングと、前記グローバルリセット信号の出力タイミングとを制御するパラメータを前記撮像装置に送信する送信回路を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮像システム。
- 前記情報処理装置は、前記明るさ検出部で検出された前記被写体の明るさが小さい場合、ゲイン制御、または、治療用レーザー装置による電荷の蓄積分を除去する画像処理を行う画像処理部を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の撮像システム。
- 前記照明部は、前記光源制御部の制御に基づいて、任意の期間、発光制御可能なランプであることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の撮像システム。
- 前記画像処理部は、前記画像結合部により前記メモリに一時的に格納された後に結合された前記画像信号をモニタに出力することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の撮像システム。
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