Solid state image pickup device

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2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Le, Vu (Department: 4157)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S302000, C348S294000, C348S311000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10951815

ABSTRACT:
Provided is a solid state image pickup device, comprising a photoelectrical conversion element array and a pixel-data-reading-out control unit. The pixel-data-reading-out control unit controls execution of: a whole-pixel-reading-out mode for picking up still pictures, which outputs the read-out pixel data of the whole pixels in order by a data unit of a single pixel in order; a vertically/horizontally-mixed-pixel-reading-out mode for recording moving pictures, which outputs the pixel data after mixing a plurality of pixels in the vertical and horizontal directions of the photoelectrical conversion element array; and a one-directionally-mixed-pixel-reading-out mode for auto-focus, which, at the time of controlling the auto-focus, outputs pixel data mixed in only one direction by canceling mixing of pixel data for a plurality of pixels read out from the photoelectrical conversion element array in either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction of the array.

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