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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuo Kikuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshinao Shimada, Hino, JP;
Masaki Higurashi, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsuya Toyoda, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232122 (2018.08); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/232127 (2018.08); H04N 5/343 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/36961 (2018.08);
Abstract
An imaging element includes a plurality of imaging pixels each with a light receiver and a plurality of focus detection pixels each with a light receiver including an opening position different from opening positions in the imaging pixels. The imaging element includes a reading unit and a reading range setting unit. The reading unit reads pixel signals from the imaging pixels or the focus detection pixels. The reading range setting unit sets a reading range for the reading unit to read the pixel signals from the focus detection pixels.