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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an imaging device capable of adaptively acquiring a captured image according to an imaging condition. An imaging device () according to an embodiment includes: an imaging unit () that includes a pixel array () including a plurality of pixel groups each including N×N pixels () (N is an integer of 2 or more), and outputs a pixel signal read from each pixel; and a switching unit () that switches a reading mode in which the pixel signal is read from each of the pixels by the imaging unit, in which the switching unit switches the reading mode between an addition mode in which the pixel signals read from the N×N pixels included in the pixel group are added to form one pixel signal and an individual mode in which each of the pixel signals read from the N×N pixels included in the pixel group is individually output.