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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Solid-state image sensor, imaging control method, signal processing method, and electronic apparatus
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Sugizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Go Yamanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Yoshioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Nishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yousuke Horie, Fukuoka, JP;
Takesi Kozasa, Fukuoka, JP;
Keneki Go, Kanagawa, JP;
Norihiro Ichimaru, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Hosoi, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensor, an imaging control method, a signal processing method, and an electronic apparatus that suppress the deterioration of image quality, which is caused by the difference of sensitivity between pixels. A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of kinds of pixels, the plurality of kinds of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel having the highest sensitivity, the second pixel having a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the first pixel; and a control unit that controls at least one of an analog gain and exposure time of/for the respective pixels depending on a ratio between the sensitivities of the first pixel and the second pixel. The present technology is applicable to a solid-state image sensor such as a CMOS image sensor.