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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshio Sakane, Yokohama, JP;
Tokuichi Tsunekawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358213 ; 357 30 ;
Abstract
In the disclosed MOS-image sensor, a plurality of signal-integrating type photo-sensitive elements are set to values that depend upon the light to which they have been exposed and the time of exposure. Readout gate switches responding to a readout address arrangement sequentially read out the content of the elements. Individual reset gate switches that respond to a reset address arrangement reset each of the elements a desired time prior to the readout so as to control the signal integration time of each of the elements.