Imaging apparatus

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Plural physical display element control system – Display elements arranged in matrix

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C345S089000, C348S248000

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07812801

ABSTRACT:
An aspect of the present invention provides an imaging apparatus comprising: a solid-state image sensor having an effective pixel area and an optical black area; a smear detection device which detects smear intensity and smear occurrence position in a smear occurrence area, in which a smear occurs, in the effective pixel area, based on an output signal obtained from the optical black area of the solid-state image sensor; and a smear correction device which performs smear correction by subtracting a smear correction value corresponding to the smear intensity from an output signal of the smear occurrence area and the vicinity thereof in the effective pixel area.

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