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Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023

Filed:

May. 26, 2020
Applicant:

Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohiro Nishi, Tokyo, JP;

Hideyuki Ichihashi, Tokyo, JP;

Masatoshi Yokokawa, Tokyo, JP;

Yiwen Zhu, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/704 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); H04N 25/48 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/704 (2023.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); H04N 25/48 (2023.01); H04N 23/6812 (2023.01); H04N 25/134 (2023.01);
Abstract

An imaging element of an imaging unitdivides the exit pupil of an imaging optical systeminto a plurality of regions and generates a pixel signal for each region. An optical axis position adjustment unitadjusts the optical axis position of the imaging optical system with respect to the imaging element. A control unitcalculates a parallax on the basis of the pixel signal for each region after the pupil division and performs focus control of the imaging optical system. The control unitalso moves the optical axis position using the optical axis position adjustment unit, and generates, using the imaging element, pixel signals indicating the same subject region in the plurality of regions after the pupil division. An image processing unitperforms binning of a plurality of pixel signals indicating the same subject region generated by moving the optical axis position to generate a high-resolution captured image. Calculation of the parallax and acquisition of a high-resolution captured image can be performed.


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