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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Seiji Hashimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Takeru Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Yoshida, Ebina, JP;
Atsushi Furubayashi, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/341 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus, driving method of the imaging apparatus, and an imaging system, are provided, wherein pixels output at least two image signals with different viable signal ranges, and the pixel signal with a larger signal range is converted to a digital signal during a first period, and the pixel signal with a smaller signal range is converted to a digital signal during a second period shorter than the first period.