Image pickup apparatus

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels; a drive unit moving the image pickup element; a defective position storage unit storing position data on the image pickup element about a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels; an image extraction unit extracting a moving picture regeneration area depending on the position of the image pickup element during capturing an image from a captured image obtained by the image pickup element; and a defect correction unit complementing a defective pixel of a captured image obtained by the image pickup element using image data of captured image obtained by the image pickup element in another position. Moving pictures are formed by continuously outputting captured images in the moving picture regeneration area for which the defect correction unit has complemented the defective pixel.

1 . An image pickup apparatus, comprising: 
 an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels;    a drive unit moving the image pickup element;    a defective position storage unit storing position data on the image pickup element about a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels;    an image extraction unit extracting a moving picture regeneration area depending on a position of the image pickup element during capturing an image from a captured image obtained by the image pickup element; and    a defect correction unit complementing a defective pixel of a captured image obtained by the image pickup element using image data of captured image obtained by the image pickup element in another position, wherein    moving pictures are formed by continuously outputting captured images in the moving picture regeneration area for which the defect correction unit has complemented the defective pixel.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the continuously output captured image is obtained by combining the captured images obtained by the image pickup element in a plurality of different positions.    
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a moving direction of the image pickup element for the complement is determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.    
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 a moving direction and an amount of movement of the image pickup element for the complement are determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.    
   
   
       5 . A computer-readable recording medium storing an image pickup program used to direct a computer of an image pickup apparatus to realize: 
 a driving function for moving an image pickup element comprising a plurality of pixels;    an image extracting function of extracting a moving picture regeneration area depending on a position of the image pickup element during capturing an image from a captured image obtained by the image pickup element;    a defect correcting function of complementing a defective pixel of a captured image obtained by the image pickup element using image data of captured image obtained by the image pickup element in another position based on position data on the image pickup element about a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels and stored in a defective position storage unit; and    a function of forming moving pictures by continuously outputting captured images in the moving picture regeneration area for which the defective pixel has been complemented by the defect correcting function.    
   
   
       6 . The medium according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 the continuously output captured image is obtained by combining the captured images obtained by the image pickup element in a plurality of different positions.    
   
   
       7 . The medium according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 a moving direction of the image pickup element for the complement is determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.    
   
   
       8 . The medium according to  claim 5 , wherein 
 a moving direction and an amount of movement of the image pickup element for the complement are determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.    
   
   
       9 . A method for forming moving pictures of an image pickup apparatus constituted to move an image pickup element including a plurality of pixels by continuously performing: 
 extracting a moving picture regeneration area depending on a position of the image pickup element during capturing an image from a captured image obtained by the image pickup element;    complementing a defective pixel in the extracted moving picture regeneration area using image data of a captured image acquired by the image pickup element in a position other than a position of the image pickup element; and    outputting the captured image in the moving picture regeneration area in which the defective pixel has been complemented.    
   
   
       10 . The method of the image pickup apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 the output captured image is obtained by combining the captured images acquired by the image pickup elements in a plurality of different positions of the image pickup elements after the extraction and complement.    
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 a moving direction of the image pickup element for the complement is determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.    
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein 
 a moving direction and an amount of movement of the image pickup element for the complement are determined from mutual position relationship of a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels.