Image capture apparatus, image capture method and mobile terminal using the image capture apparatus and the image capture method

摘要

An image capture apparatus which is compact and structurally simple and allows for prevention of a flicker noise, a method of capturing an image which allows for prevention of a flicker noise, and a mobile terminal using the apparatus and the method, are provided. In the image capture apparatus, a vertical cycle is adjusted so as to maintain 20 fps or 20/2m (m is an integer) fps, thereby to prevent a flicker noise in an image as obtained. To this end, in the image capture apparatus, a frequency fclk of a horizontal transfer clock, a horizontal count level Nh1 and a vertical line count level Nv are adjusted. Further, a fraction count is provided to adjust the length of one vertical cycle. Moreover, the image capture apparatus is incorporated in a mobile terminal. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>