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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Kodama, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
There is no possibility of causing a useless event. An imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that performs photoelectric conversion to generate an electrical signal; a setting unit that sets a threshold value according to a noise level of a predetermined area of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and a first detection unit that detects a detection signal in a case where a change amount of the electrical signal generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements exceeds the threshold value.