Imaging apparatus and method for driving the imaging apparatus

Details Imaging apparatus and method for driving the imaging apparatus Imaging apparatus and method for driving the imaging apparatus

2009-03-30

2011-11-08

Spector, David N (Department: 2873)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S236000, C348S230100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08054342

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device, a derive section and a signal processing section. The imaging device includes plural pixels arranged on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The pixels include plural chromatic color pixels for plural colors and plural high-sensitivity pixels having a higher sensitivity to incident light than the chromatic color pixels. The drive section controls the imaging device to simultaneously start exposing the chromatic color pixels and exposing the high-sensitivity pixels, to read first signals from the high-sensitivity pixels during an exposure period, respectively and hold the read first signals, thereafter, to read second signals from the high-sensitivity pixels, respectively, and to read third signals from the chromatic color pixels, respectively. The signal processing section produces color image data based on the first signals, the second signals and the third signals.

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