Abstract: In a single-tube color image pickup apparatus, an optical image is passed through a color stripe filter having recurrent groups of different color stripes to a photoelectrical conversion target, which is scanned by an electron beam to generate a video signal comprising a carrier having a frequency inversely proportional to the intervals at which the recurrent groups of filter strips are arranged. The carrier is modulated in phase with the stripes of each group and in amplitude with the intensity of the optical image. Prior to operation, the target is uniformly illuminated with light of a predetermined color to generate the carrier, which is stored into a field memory. During operation the memory is repeatedly addressed to generate a reference signal. The frequency of the reference signal is converted so that the video signal and the frequency-converted reference signal have a frequency ratio of 1:2 and an opposite phase relationship therebetween.

Abstract: A feedback control loop for controlling the intensity of a scanning electron beam of an image pickup tube of a color TV camera which is especially useful in a single tube color TV camera with a stripe filter, comprises an envelope detector for detecting the envelope of an output video signal derived from the image pickup tube. An envelope signal from the envelope detector is then compared with a reference threshold by a comparator so that a voltage applied to a control grid of the pickup tube is controlled in accordance with the amplitude of the envelope signal, thereby increasing the intensity of the scanning electron beam applied to a portion of a photoelectric converting layer when the brightness at the portion is high. As a result, an ideal multi-color output video signal is obtained irrespective of the brightness of a subject to be taken even if the intensity of the scanning electron beam is usually set to a relatively low value.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device exposed to incident light ray for a predetermined period of time is driven such that photoelectric conversion signals produced therein are read out twice or more. The photoelectric conversion signals read out in sequence are added to each other such that two or more photoelectric conversion signals from each pixel are added to each other, to produce a resultant sum image signal. The photoelectric conversion signals from the solid-state imaging device may be digitally processed such that A/D converted signal resulted from a first time reading out from the solid-state imaging device is stored in a memory, and this signal is added to a subsequently A/D converted signal resulted from a second time reading out. In the case that the number of times of reading out from the solid-state imaging device is only two, the A/D converted signal resulted from the second time reading may be multiplied by a predetermined coefficient before addition.

Abstract: In a color television camera, a light ray from an object to be taken is split into a plurality of rays to be respectively incident on two or more solid-state imaging devices each equipped with a color separation stripe filter where the imaging devices are positioned so that pixels thereof are horizontally shifted by a predetermined distance from pixels of remaining imaging devices with respect to an image applied thereto. The imaging devices are driven in a sequence, and output signals therefrom are sampled in a sequence so as to produce a single multi-color video signal by combining the plurality of sampled signal components. With this arrangement, the frequency of color signal components within the multi-color video signal is increased from the frequency of each of the output signals from the imaging device.

Abstract: A luminance signal and a chroma signal of a color video signal are processed respectively such that first and second signals are generated, where the first signal indicates the contour line of images represented by the video signal and the second signal includes noise included in the chroma signal and a signal component having an amplitude substantially equal to the peak to peak value of the noise. These first and second signals are then fed to either a switching circuit or a multiplier so that a resultant output signal having only the noise is obtained. The noise components are then subtracted, by way of a subtractor, from the chroma signal so that a chroma signal having no noise will be obtained.

Abstract: A color video signal processing device for a color image pickup apparatus which allows the saturation of a particular primary color to be enhanced with a good S/N ratio and without affecting the other colors. The image pickup apparatus generates a multiplex color signal which is made up of a low frequency range signal containing all the three primary color signal components and a high frequency range carrier signal modulated with first and second primary color signal components, which are predetermined by the colors of a color stripe filter installed in the image pickup apparatus, and in turn these signals and processed and transformed generally to three primary color video signals and a luminance signal. The low frequency range and high frequency range signals are separated from the color multiplex signal. The separated high frequency range signal contains a fundamental component and a harmonic component. The fundamental component is subjected to envelope detection.

Abstract: In a single-tube color imaging apparatus, the pickup tube includes a photoelectrical conversion target and a filter having recurrent groups of different color stripes through which an optical image is passed to the target. The target is scanned by an electron beam to produce a video signal having a frequency inversely proportional to the intervals at which the recurrent groups are arranged. The video signal varies in phase with the relative values of primary color components contained in the image passing through the stripes of each group and in amplitude with the intensity of the primary color components. Prior to normal operation, the target is uniformly illuminated with light of a predetermined color to generate a reference video signal, which is stored in a field memory. During normal operation, the reference signal is repeatedly read out of the memory and compared by frequency and phase comparators with the video signal from the target.

Abstract: A color television signal generating apparatus has a noise reduction circuit for reducing noise in output primary color signals of a camera tube which has a color-resolving striped filter. The noise reduction circuit operates so that the noise included in the color signals only consists of cosine terms of a first-order noise component when a white or magenta image is picked up by the camera tube.

Abstract: A color TV imaging apparatus has a color TV imaging device which generates a multiplex color TV video signal by means of a photoelectric transducer section equipped with a color separation stripe filter. A first bias light supply device is located in a front portion of the imaging device where the transducer section is formed, in order to apply first bias light which improves color reproducibility in dark scenes. Disposed in a rear portion of the imaging device is a second bias light supply device which applies second bias light to the transducer section which reduces afterimages. The quantity of the second bias light is predetermined to be larger than that of the first bias light.

Abstract: A noise reduction circuit is designed to eliminate noise in a color signal of a color video signal without introducing distortion in the waveform of the color signal. The noise reduction circuit is especially designed to eliminate the noise included in a high-frequency component of the color signal. A first circuit passes as an output thereof a signal obtained from the high-frequency component during a time period which is in accordance with a point in a luminance signal of the color video signal where a change in luminance occurs. A second circuit adds the output of the first circuit with the color signal from which the high-frequency component has been eliminated, so as to produce a color signal from which the noise has been substantially eliminated.

Abstract: A bias light supply device applies bias light through a color separation stripe filter to a color TV imaging device which generates a multiplex color TV video signal. The bias light supply device is disposed in front of the color TV imaging device and is made up of a bias light source for emitting bias light, and a light conducting member made of acrylic resin or glass to apply bias light from the bias light source to the imaging device through the filter. Arranged parallel to the surface of a photoelectric transducer section, the light conducting member has light inlet portions, reflective portions and light outlet portions and is mounted in an opening formed in a color TV camera casing. All the outer surfaces of the light conducting member, except for the light inlet portions, reflective portions and light outlet portions, are covered with light intercepting members. The quantity and color temperature of the bias light are adjustable.

Abstract: A color TV imaging apparatus comprises a TV imaging device for generating a composite color TV video signal by use of a color separation stripe filter, at least two demodulators for individually producing color signal components by demodulating a carrier signal which is generated as an output signal from the imaging device, and a bias light supply device for applying bias light to a photoelectric transducer section of the imaging device through the filter. At least one of the quantity and color temperature of the bias light is set such that the carrier color signals to be demodulated by the demodulators become greater than the peak-to-peak value of noise contained in the signal. The quantity of bias light is adjusted by controlling bias light sources of the bias light supply device, while a color temperature of bias light is selected by means of color temperature conversion filters positioned in light outlet portions of a flat light conducting element which is included in the bias light supply device.

Abstract: A noise reduction circuit for a video signal, comprises a delay circuit for delaying an input video signal by a predetermined delay time which is m times one horizontal scanning period, where m is an integer including one, a first adding circuit for adding the input video signal and the delayed video signal, a subtracting circuit for performing a subtraction between the input video signal and the delayed video signal, a noise clipping circuit for eliminating a noise component which is multiplexed at a zero level of an output signal of the subtracting circuit, and for producing a signal having a waveform corresponsing to a correlation error which is introduced in an output signal of the first adding circuit due to the addition performed in the first adding circuit, and a second adding circuit for adding the output signals of the first adding circuit and the noise clipping circuit so as to produce a video signal in which the correlation error has been compensated and the noise has been reduced.

Abstract: An image pickup device comprises an image pickup tube provided with a striped filter which is a repetition of a plurality of stripes, and a pair of collimation forming electrodes which form a collimation, a voltage applying circuit for respectively applying predetermined voltages for forming the above collimation to the pair of collimation forming electrodes of the image pickup tube, and a correction voltage applying circuit for varying the collimation forming voltage ratio by applying a correction voltage to the pair of collimation forming electrodes, where correction voltage has a waveform such that the signal level ratios between the signals of the stripe parts of the striped filter in the color multiplexed signal obtained from the image pickup tube, are substantially constant.

Abstract: An image pickup device comprises an image pickup tube having a target scanned by an electron beam and a pair of electrodes which form a collimation, a voltage applying circuit for respectively applying predetermined voltages for forming the collimation to the collimation forming electrodes of the image pickup tube, and a correction voltage applying circuit for applying a correction voltage which varies the voltage ratio of the collimation forming electrodes to one of the collimation forming electrodes, upon scanning of the peripheral parts of an effective scanning surface of the target by the electron beam. The collimation is formed responsive to a voltage ratio of the voltages applied to each of the collimation forming electrodes and changed in response to the correction voltage.

Abstract: A color-resolving striped filter used for a camera tube comprises a plurality of groups of filter stripes. The groups are disposed in parallel and consecutively in a sequentially repeated arrangement. Each of the groups comprises six filter strips from among, a first filter stripe having a light transmission characteristic for transmitting the light of one of the three primary colors of an addition mixture color, a second filter stripe having a light transmission characteristic for transmitting the light of a mixed color which includes the primary color transmitted through said first filter stripe and one of the other two primary colors, a transparent third filter stripe for transmitting white light, and three fourth filter stripes each of which is disposed between and adjacent to the first, second, and third filter stripes. The six filter stripes of each group are arranged in parallel and consecutively in a specific sequence.

Abstract: A view-finder is used for a television camera which has an image pick-up device for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object. The television camera comprises an optical system for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up device. The view-finder comprises a monochrome television picture receiving device which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up device and displays a monochrome picture image, and an optical system for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving device and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging optical system to form an optical image to be observed.

Abstract: A color television signal generating apparatus comprises a color-resolving striped filter, in a camera tube, for separating the output signal of the camera tube into required signals. The output of the camera tube is a superimposed signal comprising a direct wave signal containing signals of the three primary colors of said addition mixture color, and a high-band signal component comprising a group of modulated color signals resulting from an amplitude modulation of a carrier wave by the signals of two primary colors other than the primary color of the light transmitted through said first filter stripe, said carrier wave having a frequency equal to a space frequency determined by the number of said groups of filter stripes, and said carrier wave also having frequency components which are higher harmonics of the frequency of said carrier wave.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit for a color television camera has filters supplied with a multiplex input signal. The direct wave signal includes a plurality of amplitude-modulated color component signals obtained from a camera tube of a color television camera. The tube filters the high-frequency components of the input signal. Detection and processing circuits detect the output signal of the high-pass filter and produce signals having restored DC components. The circuit provides gamma correction, white clipping, linear clipping, blanking signal mixing, or like signal processing with respect to the produced signal. A low-pass filter passes the input signal from the camera tube and filters the direct wave signal of the input signal. A processing circuit processes the output signals of the low-pass filter, and a matrix circuit matrixes the output signals of the detection and processing circuits to obtain three primary color signals.

Abstract: A circuit for stabilizing the black level in an output signal of a camera tube is employed in a color television camera. The camera tube has an optical filter with an optically black part extending in parallel with a beam scanning direction of the camera tube. The stabilizing circuit comprises a clamping circuit for clamping an output signal of the camera tube during a horizontal beam blanking period and for restoring a DC component of the output signal. A circuit responds to supplied sampling pulses during every vertical scanning period, for sampling and holding an output signal of the clamping circuit. A circuit feeds back a substantially negative holding voltage of the sampling and holding circuit, to the clamping circuit.