Lg Electronics Inc.

Wonkyun Kim

Jihyun Lee

Jaehoon Lee

Youngman Kwon

Kyungyeon Min

The present disclosure relates to an image sensor and a camera and an electronic apparatus including the same. An image sensor according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a first light amount detection pixel to detect a first light amount of a first area, a first sensor pixel to output pixel data by converting light of the first area into an electric signal, a second light amount detection pixel to detect a second light amount of a second area, and a second sensor pixel to output pixel data by converting light of the second area into an electric signal, wherein a dynamic range of the first sensor pixel is different from a dynamic range of the second sensor pixel. Accordingly, a high dynamic range may be implemented within one frame.

Image sensor, camera apparatus including same and electronic apparatus including the same

Provided are a high dynamic range (HDR) image capturing device, which is capable of capturing an HDR image optimized in various situations, and a control method therefor. The HDR image capturing device comprises: an image acquisition unit for capturing and acquiring a predetermined image; a brightness analysis unit for analyzing the brightness of the acquired image; a color analysis unit for analyzing the color of the acquired image; a focus analysis unit for analyzing the focus of the acquired image; and a control unit for controlling the image acquisition unit, the brightness analysis unit, the color analysis unit, and the focus analysis unit according to an HDR capturing mode, which is to be inputted, wherein the control unit can: check whether the image acquisition unit supports the HDR when the HDR capturing mode is input; control the image acquisition unit to perform HDR image capturing, and perform HDR image processing on the captured image when the image acquisition unit supports the HDR; and control the brightness analysis unit, the color analysis unit, and the focus analysis unit so as to analyze the brightness, color, and focus of the acquired image and perform HDR image processing on the captured image according to the analyzed brightness, color, and focus when the image acquisition unit does not support the HDR.

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Seoul, South Korea

Wonkyun Kim