| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, which is equipped in a vehicle and is used for obtaining an image of the surrounding area by performing the image pickup. This image pickup apparatus has an infrared light emitter for irradiating an infrared light towards the surrounding area of the vehicle, an infrared camera capable of performing the image pickup by receiving the reflected infrared light, an infrared light sensor for detecting a pulse light of infrared region from near-infrared region to be irradiated form oncoming vehicle. In this image pickup apparatus, if the obstacle is presenting in the area covered with the infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitter, since the inflected light, which is irradiated from the infrared light emitter and is reflected by the obstacles, is recorded by the infrared camera, a driver of the vehicle can recognize existence of the obstacle.
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