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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yukichi Niwa, Narashino, JP;
Shinji Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Saga, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyom, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 ; H04N 5/232 ; H04N 5/235 ; H04N 5/238 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 ; H04N 5/232 ; H04N 5/235 ; H04N 5/238 ;
Abstract
An object of this invention is to provide a solid-state image sensing apparatus capable of performing high-precision AF and AE without adding any camera mechanism or increasing power consumption. To achieve this object, at least S and S among photoelectric conversion cells output signals not for forming an image signal in a solid-state image sensing apparatus in which photoelectric conversion cells for converting an optical image formed by an optical system into an electrical signal are two-dimensionally laid out.