JP2007158820A - Photographing control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform photographing improved of image quality to be used for image recognition. <P>SOLUTION: A control unit 11 within a photographing device 1 is designed to determine whether environment is bright or not (whether in a daytime or night, whether or not driving in a tunnel or under the elevated, etc.) from time information and location information to be provided by a navigation device 22, operation state of a head light 25, and a measured result performed by a luminance sensor 26. A mounting state of a filter relating to a photographing element 14 is to be changed by controlling an actuator 12 based on the determined result, then a visual light is to be selectively photographed when the environment is bright, while a near-infrared light is to be selectively photographed when the environment is dark. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing control device that controls photographing by an in-vehicle photographing means, and particularly to a photographing control device that improves image quality for image recognition.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a technique has been devised for photographing a periphery of a host vehicle and detecting a pedestrian or the like by image recognition. Furthermore, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, techniques for obtaining images at night have been made using infrared images.

JP 2005-159392 A JP 2005-159710 A JP 2005-167556 A

  When photographing the periphery of the host vehicle, the camera is configured to photograph the periphery from the passenger compartment to the outside. Usually, a camera receives light having a wavelength in the visible light region or near-infrared region from the outside, and can take an image of this region.

  Here, since natural light is strong at daytime, the power in the visible light region is strong and the near-infrared light region is relatively weak. On the other hand, since natural light is weak at night, the power is weak in both the visible light region and the near infrared region. However, even at night, if near infrared light is irradiated, the near infrared region is strengthened by the reflected light. In addition, near infrared light has an advantage that a sufficient amount of light can be emitted without causing dazzling to surrounding persons (such as pedestrians and occupants of other vehicles).

  Conventionally, when photographing is performed by irradiating near infrared light at night, the camera receives light from both the visible light region and the near infrared region from the periphery. However, if the near-infrared region and the visible light region are photographed at the same time, the color of the image may be blurred or a point that is not present may appear, resulting in a problem that the image quality deteriorates.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shooting control apparatus with improved image quality for image recognition.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the imaging control device according to the invention of claim 1 is an imaging control device that controls imaging by the in-vehicle imaging means, and the in-vehicle imaging means takes a surrounding of the own vehicle. When photographing, a first photographing state for photographing the periphery so as to pass through the visible light region according to the environment of the host vehicle receiving visible light or near infrared light from the periphery, and the near infrared region Control means for switching between a second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass therethrough is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region, and a second imaging in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the near-infrared region. Switch between states.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the imaging control device according to the first aspect, wherein the control means allows the visible light region to pass through an infrared region cut filter in the first imaging state, and the first control state. In the second imaging state, the visible light region is blocked by the high-pass filter and the infrared region is allowed to pass.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the imaging control apparatus includes a first imaging state in which the visible light region is allowed to pass by the infrared region cut filter, and a first imaging state in which the visible light region is blocked by the high pass filter and the infrared region is allowed to pass. Switch between 2 shooting states.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing control apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the control means allows the visible light region to pass through an infrared region cut filter in the first photographing state, and In the second imaging state, the near-infrared region is selectively passed through a band-pass filter.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the visible light region is allowed to pass through the infrared region cut filter, and a second imaging state in which the near-infrared region is selectively allowed to pass through the band pass filter. Switch between shooting modes.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing control apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the first photographing means corresponding to the first photographing state and the second corresponding to the second photographing state. Provided separately from the photographing means, and the control means switches the photographing state by selection of the photographing means.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the imaging control apparatus includes an imaging unit for imaging visible light and an imaging unit for imaging near-infrared light, and switches the imaging state according to the selection of the imaging unit.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the photographing control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the control means sets the first photographing state during the day based on time information. While selecting, the near-infrared illumination means is turned off, the second imaging state is selected at night, and the near-infrared illumination means is turned on.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the photographing control device photographs the periphery so as to pass the visible light region during the day based on the time information, turns off the near-infrared illumination means, and near-red at night. The vicinity is photographed so as to pass through the outer region, and the near-infrared illumination means is turned on.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the imaging control device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the control means is configured to adjust the brightness around the host vehicle and / or the current position of the host vehicle. Based on this, the first imaging state and the second imaging state are switched, the near-infrared illumination means is turned off in the first imaging state, and the near-infrared illumination means is switched off in the second imaging state. It is lit.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region based on the brightness around the own vehicle and the current position of the own vehicle, The second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the outer region is switched, the near-infrared illumination unit is turned off in the first imaging state, and the near-infrared illumination unit is turned on in the second imaging state. To do.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the imaging control device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the control means is linked to the lighting state of the near infrared irradiation means. The imaging state and the second imaging state are switched.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region in conjunction with the lighting state of the near infrared irradiation means, and the near infrared region. Is switched to the second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass.

  An imaging control apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is an imaging control apparatus that controls imaging by the in-vehicle imaging means, and when the in-vehicle imaging means images the periphery of the own vehicle, visible light or near In accordance with the environment of the host vehicle receiving the infrared light, both the first photographing state in which the visible light region is photographed by the infrared region cut filter and the visible light region and the near infrared region are both used. Control means for switching between a second imaging state in which the periphery is photographed by passing through is provided.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the imaging control apparatus passes through the first imaging state in which the infrared region cut filter passes through the visible light region and images the periphery, and both the visible light region and the near infrared region pass. To switch to the second shooting state for shooting the periphery.

  An imaging control device according to the invention of claim 9 is an imaging control device that controls imaging by the in-vehicle imaging means, and when the in-vehicle imaging means images the periphery of the own vehicle, visible light or near Depending on the environment of the vehicle receiving the infrared light, the visible light region is blocked by the first photographing state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are both passed and the surroundings are photographed, and the high-pass filter. Control means for switching between a second imaging state that passes through the infrared region is provided.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are passed together to image the periphery, and the visible light region is blocked by the high-pass filter. Switching to the second imaging state in which the outer area is passed.

  The imaging control device according to the invention of claim 10 is an imaging control device that controls imaging by the in-vehicle imaging means, and when the in-vehicle imaging means images the periphery of the own vehicle, visible light or near Depending on the environment of the vehicle receiving the infrared light, the near-infrared region is selected by the first photographing state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are both passed and the surroundings are photographed, and the band-pass filter. And a control means for switching between the second photographing state to be passed through.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device selectively selects the near-infrared region by the first imaging state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are both passed and the periphery is imaged, and the bandpass filter. Is switched to the second photographing state to be passed through.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the imaging control apparatus has a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region, and a second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the near-infrared region. Are switched, so that it is possible to obtain an imaging control device with improved image quality for image recognition.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the imaging control apparatus includes a first imaging state in which the visible light region is allowed to pass through the infrared region cut filter, and the visible light region is blocked by the high pass filter and allowed to pass through the infrared region. Since the second imaging state is switched, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain an imaging control device with improved image quality during visible light imaging and infrared light imaging.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the visible light region is allowed to pass through the infrared region cut filter, and a second imaging state in which the near-infrared region is selectively allowed to pass through the band pass filter. Since the image capturing state is switched, it is possible to obtain an image capturing control device with improved image quality during visible light image capturing and infrared light image capturing.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the imaging control device includes an imaging unit for imaging visible light and an imaging unit for imaging near-infrared light, and switches the imaging state by selecting the imaging unit. There is an effect that it is possible to obtain a photographing control device that improves image quality, operates at high speed, and has low driving power.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the imaging control device shoots the periphery so as to pass the visible light region during the day based on the time information, turns off the near-infrared illumination means, and closes at night. Since the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the infrared region and the near-infrared illumination means is lit, an effect is obtained that an imaging control device with improved imaging image quality can be obtained in accordance with changes in brightness over time.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region based on the brightness around the own vehicle and the current position of the own vehicle, The second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the infrared region is switched, the near-infrared illumination unit is turned off in the first imaging state, and the near-infrared illumination unit is turned off in the second imaging state. Since it is lit, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain a shooting control device that improves shooting image quality by control according to the situation.

  According to the invention of claim 7, the imaging control device includes a first imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the visible light region in conjunction with the lighting state of the near infrared irradiation means, and the near infrared. Since the second photographing state in which the periphery is photographed so as to pass through the region is switched, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain a photographing control device that improves the photographing image quality by the control according to the irradiation state of the near infrared light.

  According to the invention of claim 8, the imaging control device includes both the first imaging state in which the visible light region is passed by the infrared region cut filter and the periphery is imaged, and the visible light region and the near infrared region. Since the second photographing state in which the periphery is photographed by passing through is switched, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain a photographing control device with improved image quality during visible light photographing.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the imaging control device blocks the visible light region by the first imaging state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are both passed to photograph the periphery, and the high-pass filter. Since the second imaging state in which the infrared region is passed is switched, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain an imaging control device with improved image quality during infrared imaging.

  According to the invention of claim 10, the imaging control device selects the near-infrared region by the first imaging state in which the visible light region and the near-infrared region are both passed and the periphery is imaged, and the bandpass filter. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain an imaging control device that improves the image quality during infrared imaging.

  Exemplary embodiments of a photographing control apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the imaging device 1 is connected to an image processing device 21, a navigation device 22, a headlight 25, an illuminance sensor 26, and a near infrared light irradiation device 27.

  In addition, the imaging apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, an actuator 12, a filter 13, and an imaging element 14 therein. The image sensor 14 is an element that converts light intensity into an electrical signal, and outputs the created captured image to the image processing device 21. This imaging device 1 is a CCD camera that is mounted forward in the vehicle, for example, and can capture the visible light and near-infrared light regions. If there is no filter to be described later, the above-described region can be imaged.

  The image processing device 21 performs image processing on the image captured by the imaging device 1 to recognize a pedestrian and an obstacle, and outputs the recognition result to the vehicle control device 23 and the warning processing device 24. The vehicle control unit 23 is a control device that performs operation control of the host vehicle such as engine control and brake control, and performs driving support and risk avoidance control based on the recognition result by the image processing device 21. The warning processing device 23 uses a speaker, a display, or the like, and issues a warning to the vehicle occupant (particularly the driver) based on the recognition result by the image processing device 21.

  The filter 13 performs processing for selecting the wavelength of light incident on the image sensor 14. The filter 13 is driven by the actuator 12, and the control content is set by the control unit 11. In a situation where the surroundings are bright such as during the day, the control unit 11 causes the imaging device 14 to capture visible light. In a situation where the surroundings are dark such as at night, the control unit 11 turns on the near-infrared irradiation device 27 to emit light in the near-infrared region ( (Near-infrared light) is irradiated and the reflected light is photographed.

  A specific example of control and filtering by the control unit 11 is shown in FIG. In the pattern 1 operation, the near-infrared light is not irradiated during the day, but the infrared region cut filter (IR filter) is used for the image, and the near-infrared light is applied at night without the filter. To do. In the pattern 2 operation, the IR filter is not applied during the day without irradiating near infrared light, and the infrared light is irradiated at night to cut the visible light region side (short wavelength side). That is, the image is taken with a high-pass filter that passes the infrared side (long wavelength side). In the operation of Pattern 3, a band-pass filter that irradiates the IR filter without irradiating near infrared light during the day and selectively passes through the near infrared region by irradiating the near infrared light at night. Take a picture.

  Furthermore, in the operation of pattern 4, the image is taken without applying near-infrared light during the day and without applying a filter, and at night, the image is taken with a high-pass filter that applies near-infrared light and passes through the infrared side. To do. In the operation of pattern 5, a band-pass filter that does not irradiate near-infrared light during the day and shoots without filtering, irradiates near-infrared light at night, and selectively passes through the near-infrared region. To shoot.

  Even when any of the operations of patterns 1 to 5 is adopted, the near-infrared irradiation device 27 is turned off / on and the imaging element 14 is switched between a bright environment such as daytime and a dark environment such as nighttime. By changing the wavelength of light incident on the image, it is possible to improve image quality by preventing bleeding of the image.

  Furthermore, the patterns 1 to 3 can improve the image quality under a bright environment, and the patterns 2 to 5 can improve the image quality under a dark environment. Further, in the patterns 1, 4 and 5, since only one filter is used, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

  Next, an example of driving the filter 13 by the actuator 12 will be described. FIG. 3 is a configuration example in which switching is performed by sliding a filter. The filter 13a is configured integrally with a daytime filter and a nighttime filter, and can be switched by a single slide operation. The filters 13b and 13c are independent filters, and can be individually controlled.

  As another configuration, the filter can be provided on a circular plate and rotated (or rotated) for switching. FIG. 4 is a configuration example when the filter is switched by turning. The filter 13d is a circular plate that can select two types from a filter or an opening (no filter), and the filter 13e is a circular plate that can select three types from a filter or an opening (no filter).

  In the case where the image sensor 14 captures light collected through the lens, the positional relationship between the lens and the filter may be such that the lens 15 is placed in front of the filter 13 as shown in FIG. May be placed after the filter 13.

  Next, switching determination by the control unit 11 will be described. The control unit 11 acquires the operating state of the headlight (headlight) 25 as shown in FIG. Therefore, in conjunction with the headlight 25, it can be determined that the surroundings are dark when the headlights 25 are turned on, and the surroundings are bright when the headlights 25 are turned off. Although the headlight 25 has been described as an example here, the headlight 25 can be interlocked with any on-vehicle lamp such as a small lamp (vehicle width lamp).

  Further, the brightness (illuminance value) around the own vehicle measured by the illuminance sensor 26 is acquired and compared with a predetermined threshold, for example, to determine whether the surroundings are bright or dark. May be.

  Furthermore, whether it is daytime or nighttime can also be determined from time information. The determination process based on time information will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the process shown in the figure, the control unit 11 first acquires date information and time information from the navigation device 22 or the like (step S101).

  Next, a sunrise / sunset time corresponding to the current date is acquired (step S102), and if the current time is after the sunrise time and before the sunset time (step S103, Yes), it is daytime. And the near-infrared irradiation device 27 is turned off (step S104) and the daytime filter control is performed (step S105). If it is before sunrise or after sunset (No at step S103), It is determined that it is nighttime, the near infrared irradiation device 27 is turned on (step S106), and nighttime filter control is performed (step S107).

  Note that the date information and time information may be provided with a timer in the imaging device 1 itself, or may be obtained from a device other than the navigation device 21. Further, the sunrise / sunset time corresponding to the date is preferably stored as a database in an HDD, for example.

  By the way, in a tunnel or under an elevated route, the surroundings are dark even during the daytime, and it is desirable to perform infrared light irradiation control and night filter control. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 11 acquires the current position information from the navigation device 21 (step S201), and refers to the correspondence table between the position information and the control (step S202).

  When the current position exists in the correspondence table, that is, when specific control is designated for the current position (Yes in step S203), the control designated in the correspondence table is executed (step S204).

  The correspondence table between the position information and the control is provided as a database in, for example, an HDD. In addition, as described above, this correspondence table is not limited to places where near-infrared light irradiation and nighttime filter control are performed even during the daytime. However, it is desirable to describe the place where the irradiation of near infrared light is stopped and the daytime filter control is performed.

  The near-infrared irradiation device 27 may be realized by cutting a visible light region by applying a high-pass filter to a halogen lamp as shown in FIG. 8, or in the near-infrared region as shown in FIG. An LED having a peak may be used. In addition, when performing near-infrared illumination with LED and image | photographing by applying the band pass filter (BPF) to the image pick-up element 14, it is made for the peak spectrum of LED to enter into the pass band of a band pass filter.

  The near-infrared irradiation device 27 is not limited to control from the imaging device, and may be switched on / off by an operation from a user (vehicle occupant, particularly a driver). In this case, the imaging apparatus can also perform filter control in conjunction with the lighting state of the near infrared irradiation device 27. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of the imaging device 2 that is linked to the near infrared irradiation device 27 that is a near infrared light illumination device.

  In the figure, the near-infrared irradiation device 27 switches between a lighting state and a light-off state according to the operation of the switch 28 by the user. And the control part 11a inside the imaging device 2 performs daytime filter control when the near-infrared irradiation device 27 is in the off state, and when the near-infrared irradiation device 27 is in the lighting state, it is for night use. Perform filter control. In order to determine the on / off state of the near-infrared irradiation device 27, it may be based on the on / off state of the switch 28 described above.

  Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the imaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the above description, the case where the visible light imaging and the near infrared imaging are switched by driving the filter 13 by the operation of the actuator 12 has been described. However, as another configuration of the present invention, for example, visible An imaging unit for optical imaging and an imaging unit for near-infrared imaging may be provided separately, and the imaging state may be switched by selecting the imaging unit.

  FIG. 11 shows a configuration example when the shooting state is switched by selecting the shooting element. As shown in the figure, the imaging device 3 includes an imaging element 14a and an imaging element 14b. Then, the filter 13f is applied to the image pickup device 14a, the filter 13g is applied to the image pickup device 14b, and the control unit 11c switches the switch 16. Thus, either the image pickup result of the image pickup device 14a or the image pickup result of the image pickup device 14b is subjected to image processing. It controls whether to output to the device 21.

  As described above, by performing the switching by the electric switch, it is possible to realize the speeding up of the switching control and the reduction of the driving power as compared with the case where the switching is mechanically performed by the actuator. Or you may make it provide the filter which can change the passage region of a wavelength by electronic control.

  Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the imaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As another configuration example, the filter and its control may be made independent of the imaging device. In the configuration illustrated in FIG. 12, the imaging control device 5 is provided independently outside the imaging device 4, and the control unit 11, the actuator 12, and the filter 13 are provided inside the imaging control device 5. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the imaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Moreover, although the control part demonstrated so far is provided in the imaging device, you may make it provide in an image processing apparatus, or as a control part independent from these in addition to this.

  As described above, the imaging control apparatus according to the present embodiment selectively captures visible light in a bright environment such as daytime by selecting a filter or an image sensor and closes in a dark environment such as nighttime. Since infrared light is selectively photographed, it is possible to prevent the image quality from being deteriorated, such as blurring of the image color or a point that is not present.

  As described above, the imaging control device according to the present invention is useful for controlling imaging from a vehicle, and is particularly suitable for improving image quality in accordance with ambient brightness.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the specific example of control and filtering by the control part 11 shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the filter switching by a slide. It is explanatory drawing explaining the filter switching by rotation. It is explanatory drawing explaining the positional relationship of a lens and a filter. It is a flowchart explaining filter switching control based on time information. It is a flowchart explaining the filter switching control based on position information. It is explanatory drawing explaining the infrared illuminating device using a halogen lamp. It is explanatory drawing explaining the infrared irradiation apparatus using LED. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structural example in the case of interlocking with the lighting control of an infrared irradiation apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structural example in the case of switching an image pick-up element. It is a schematic block diagram at the time of making an imaging | photography control apparatus independent with respect to an imaging device.

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1-4 Imaging device 5 Imaging control device 11 Control device 12 Actuator 13 Filter 14 Image sensor 15 Lens 21 Image processing device 22 Navigation device 23 Vehicle control device 24 Warning processing device 25 Headlight 26 Illuminance sensor 27 Near infrared irradiation device 28 Switch

Claims (10)

A shooting control device for controlling shooting by a vehicle-mounted shooting means,
When the vehicle-mounted image capturing unit captures the periphery of the host vehicle, the first unit captures the periphery so as to pass the visible light region according to the environment of the host vehicle receiving visible light or near infrared light from the periphery. An imaging control apparatus, comprising: a control unit that switches between the imaging state and a second imaging state in which the periphery is imaged so as to pass through the near-infrared region.   In the first imaging state, the control means allows the visible light region to pass through the infrared region cut filter, and in the second imaging state, the high light pass filter blocks the visible light region and allows the infrared region to pass. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging control apparatus is characterized in that:   The control means allows the visible light region to pass through an infrared region cut filter in the first photographing state and selectively allows the near infrared region to pass through a band pass filter in the second photographing state. The imaging control device according to claim 1.   The first photographing unit corresponding to the first photographing state and the second photographing unit corresponding to the second photographing state are separately provided, and the control unit switches the photographing state by selection of the photographing unit. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   The control means selects the first imaging state during the day based on time information, turns off the near-infrared illumination means, selects the second imaging state at night, and the near-infrared illumination means The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging control device is turned on.   The control means switches between the first shooting state and the second shooting state based on the brightness around the host vehicle and / or the current position of the host vehicle, and in the first shooting state, the near infrared The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the illumination unit is turned off and the near-infrared illumination unit is turned on in the second imaging state.   The said control means switches the said 1st imaging | photography state and a said 2nd imaging | photography state in response to the lighting state of a near-infrared irradiation means, The any one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Shooting control device. A shooting control device for controlling shooting by a vehicle-mounted shooting means,
When the vehicle-mounted photographing means photographs the periphery of the host vehicle, the visible light region is allowed to pass through the infrared region cut filter according to the environment of the host vehicle receiving visible light or near infrared light from the periphery. An imaging control apparatus, comprising: a control unit that switches between a first imaging state in which an image is captured and a second imaging state in which a visible region and a near-infrared region are both passed to capture the periphery. A shooting control device for controlling shooting by a vehicle-mounted shooting means,
When the vehicle-mounted photographing means photographs the periphery of the own vehicle, the visible light region and the near-infrared region are allowed to pass through according to the environment of the subject vehicle receiving visible light or near-infrared light from the periphery. An imaging control apparatus comprising: a control unit that switches between a first imaging state for imaging the periphery and a second imaging state in which a visible light region is blocked and an infrared region is allowed to pass by a high-pass filter. A shooting control device for controlling shooting by a vehicle-mounted shooting means,
When the vehicle-mounted photographing means photographs the periphery of the own vehicle, the visible light region and the near-infrared region are allowed to pass through according to the environment of the subject vehicle receiving visible light or near-infrared light from the periphery. An imaging control apparatus comprising: a control unit that switches between a first imaging state for imaging the periphery and a second imaging state in which a near-infrared region is selectively passed through a bandpass filter.

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