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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Takeda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2013.01); H04N 5/35509 (2013.01); H04N 5/35518 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image sensor comprising: a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels; an A/D converter which converts an image signal from the pixel into a digital image signal; a gradation converter which performs a gradation conversion to the digital image signal; and a selector which selects gradation converting characteristics of the gradation conversion to the digital image signal performed by the gradation converter.