Abstract: Disclosed herein is a video conversion device including a color characteristic memory, a color characteristic correction processor, a selector, and a controller.

Abstract: A horn that can suppress oscillation components other than the component in the horizontal direction, a horn unit, and a bonding apparatus using same are provided. The horn has a cross-section variable section in which a cross section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (X direction) thereof has a first region extending in the Z direction and a pair of second regions sandwiching the first region from Y direction. In the position P3 corresponding to an anti-node of a standing wave of oscillations excited in the horn, a sectional area S1 of the first region assumes a maximum and a sectional area S2 of the second region assumes a minimum. With a transition from the position P3 to the other positions corresponding to nodes, the sectional area S1 decreases and the sectional area S2 increases. As a result, oscillation components other than those in the X direction are suppressed.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for flexibly adjusting the contrast of an input image signal. Specifically, a control signal for controlling the contrast of a displayed image is generated responsive to an input image signal, and the luminance signal level of the input image signal is adjusted on the basis of the generated control signal. A display image for demonstration via a liquid crystal display surface is generated on the basis of the adjusted luminance signal level. The illumination brightness on the liquid crystal display surface is controlled in correlation with the adjustment of the luminance signal level on the basis of the generated control signal.

Abstract: An image processing device that performs color conversion processing using a lookup table (LUT) includes an acquiring unit that acquires an emulation LUT for applying emulation of a gamut to a target device from a device in use, the emulation LUT being generated using a device-in-use LUT for performing correction corresponding to input and output characteristics of the device in use and a target device LUT for performing correction corresponding to input and output characteristics of the target device, and a converting unit that performs gamut conversion in performing the emulation using the emulation LUT acquired by the LUT acquiring unit.

Abstract: A gamut converting device that applies gamut conversion to image data includes a signal converting unit that performs, when a negative value is included in an image signal value forming the image data, processing for converting the image signal value forming the image data to eliminate the negative value from the image signal value and a gamut converting unit that applies the gamut conversion to the image data, the image signal value of which is converted by the signal converting unit.

Abstract: A horn that can suppress oscillation components other than the component in the horizontal direction, a horn unit, and a bonding apparatus using same are provided. In the horn 50 in accordance with the present invention, oscillations are applied by an oscillator 42. The horn 50 has a cross-section variable section 54 in which a cross section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction (X direction) of the horn 50 has a first region A1 extending in the Z direction and a pair of second regions A2 sandwiching the first region A1 from the direction (Y direction) perpendicular to the Z direction. In the position P3 corresponding to an anti-node of a standing wave of oscillations excited in the horn 50, a sectional area S1 of the first region A1 assumes a maximum and a sectional area S2 of the second region A2 assumes a minimum.

Abstract: A gamut compressing device for compressing video data in a first gamut into video data in a second gamut, includes a compression unit compressing a value of color data in the first gamut, not contained in the second gamut, into a value of color data contained in the second gamut through a predetermined compression calculation, and a gradation generating unit generating gradation in a manner such that a plurality of values of color data having the same value as a result of the compression in the compressing step become different in value in the second gamut.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method permit easy adjustment of luminance and contrast, and also permit easy check of the brightness of a target image. A signal format of an image signal is determined by a determiner circuit, and an image signal of a luminance reference image that provides the standard for determining luminance is generated by a luminance reference signal generator circuit on the basis of a result of the determination. A mixing circuit generates an image signal for displaying a target image combined with a luminance reference image. The signal level of the image signal is adjusted by an adjusting circuit so as to adjust luminance and/or contrast. A discrimination display signal superimposing circuit generates a signal of a luminance identifying image superimposed in a desired luminance area. From the luminance reference image, the brightness at a desired position on an image can be easily checked.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for flexibly adjusting the contrast of an input image signal. Specifically, a control signal for controlling the contrast of a displayed image is generated responsive to an input image signal, and the luminance signal level of the input image signal is adjusted on the basis of the generated control signal. A display image for demonstration via a liquid crystal display surface is generated on the basis of the adjusted luminance signal level. The illumination brightness on the liquid crystal display surface is controlled in correlation with the adjustment of the luminance signal level on the basis of the generated control signal.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method permit easy adjustment of luminance and contrast, and also permit easy check of the brightness of a target image. A signal format of an image signal is determined by a determiner circuit, and an image signal of a luminance reference image that provides the standard for determining luminance is generated by a luminance reference signal generator circuit on the basis of a result of the determination. A mixing circuit generates an image signal for displaying a target image combined with a luminance reference image. The signal level of the image signal is adjusted by an adjusting circuit so as to adjust luminance and/or contrast. A discrimination display signal superimposing circuit generates a signal of a luminance identifying image superimposed in a desired luminance area. From the luminance reference image, the brightness at a desired position on an image can be easily checked.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus capable of changing a vertical resolution (MTF) without damaging the dynamic resolution. A CCD drive circuit 6 for driving a CCD image sensor 2 of an imaging section 3 is controlled by a control section 7 to independently vary effective charge storage periods of respective photoelectric conversion of the CCD image sensor 2 with respect to photoelectric conversion of odd columns and photoelectric conversion elements of even columns and to add and mix, every field, image pick-up charges obtained by respective adjacent photoelectric conversion elements of odd and even columns to read them out. A CCD drive circuit 6 for driving a CCD image sensor 2 of an imaging section 3 may also be controlled by a control section 7 to carry out control of the electronic shutter function of the CCD image sensor 2, and to control the effective charge storage periods of respective photoelectric conversion elements in a manner caused to interlock with the electronic shutter function.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus capable of changing a vertical resolution (MTF) without damaging the dynamic resolution. A CCD drive circuit 6 for driving a CCD image sensor 2 of an imaging section 3 is controlled by a control section 7 to independently vary effective charge storage periods of respective photoelectric conversion of the CCD image sensor 2 with respect to photoelectric conversion of odd columns and photoelectric conversion elements of even columns and to add and mix, every field, image pick-up charges obtained by respective adjacent photoelectric conversion elements of odd and even columns to read them out. A CCD drive circuit 6 for driving a CCD image sensor 2 of an imaging section 3 may also be controlled by a control section 7 to carry out control of the electronic shutter function of the CCD image sensor 2, and to control the effective charge storage periods of respective photoelectric conversion elements in a manner caused to interlock with the electronic shutter function.

Abstract: A contour-emphasizing apparatus for a television camera includes a level correcting circuit for correcting an image signal non-linearly to the image signal level, so that the contour signal in a dark image region, is emphasized to a greater degree than to which the contour signal in a light image region is emphasized, to thereby produce a legible sharp image.

Abstract: A color correction apparatus for a color television camera, in which color correction is performed while comparing two images obtained from a test chart signal generated from a test chart signal-generating circuit disposed in the interior of a camera device or outside the camera device and a pick-up signal generated by photographing a test chart by a camera device. By arranging circuits for automatizing these functions, color correction based on various data is automatically carried out, and when a special effect is produced by performing color correction of other camera device based on color correction data detected by one camera device, the same color correction can be simultaneously performed in other camera device based on the color correction data of one camera device.

Abstract: An apparatus for picking-up an optical image of object including a lens system for forming the optical image of object, an optical filter for suppressing moire fringes, a color separation system for separating the optical image into green, red and blue color images, and three solid state image sensors for receiving the green, red and blue color images, respectively. The optical filter having a first quartz plate for separating ordinary and extraordinary light rays from each other in a direction of +45.degree. with respect to the horizontal direction, a second quartz plate for separating ordinary and extraordinary light rays from each other in the horizontal scanning direction, and a third quartz plate for separating ordinary and extraordinary light rays from each other in a direction of -45.degree. with respect to the horizontal scanning direction. The optical filter has two trap points, one at a sampling frequency f.sub.s and the other near 1.5f.sub.