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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoya Onishi, Ayase, JP;
Noriyuki Kaifu, Hachioji, JP;
Fujio Kawano, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Takado, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/07 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/07 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 9/04 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for driving an image pickup apparatus is a method that generates image data using signals output by R, G, and B pixels contained in n frames, where n is an integer greater than or equal to two, and a signal or signals output by a W pixel contained in m frame or frames, where m is smaller than n, or that generates image data using signals output by R and B pixels contained in n frames and a signal or signals output by a G pixel contained in m frame or frames.