Imaging apparatus and signal processing method

Details Imaging apparatus and signal processing method Imaging apparatus and signal processing method

2009-03-30

2011-10-04

Ye, Lin (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S315000, C348S239000, C348S296000, C348S229100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08031235

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device. The solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units having plural first photoelectric conversion units and plural second photoelectric conversion units, a drive section and a signal processing section. The drive section controls the solid-state imaging device to read first pixel signals that are accumulated over an exposure period, from the first photoelectric conversion units, respectively, to read low-sensitivity pixel signals from the second photoelectric conversion units, respectively, to read second pixel signals that are accumulated in at least a part of the exposure period, from the second photoelectric conversion units, to mix the first pixel signals and the second signals for producing a high-sensitivity pixel signals. The signal processing section combines the low-sensitivity pixel signals and the high-sensitivity pixel signals and produces an image.

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