Image pickup apparatus

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2005-11-08

2005-11-08

Ometz, David L. (Department: 2615)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Combined image signal generator and general image signal...

C348S222100, C358S443000, C250S208100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06963367

ABSTRACT:
To obtain a high-quality image, there is provided an image pickup apparatus having a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit for converting an optical signal from an object into an electrical signal and a read unit for reading out the signal from the photoelectric conversion unit, a difference circuit for performing difference processing on a noise component contained in the signal read by the read unit, a detection circuit for detecting image pickup conditions, and a correction circuit for performing correction of execution of difference processing in accordance with an output from the detection circuit.

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