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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Kenzo Fukuyoshi, Tamana, JP;
Satoshi Kitamura, Tamana, JP;
Kenzo Fukuyoshi, Tamana, JP;
Satoshi Kitamura, Tamana, JP;
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an embodiment example of the present invention, an image sensor comprises a filter used for an extraction of a specific color component of an incident light, a light receiving element which observes the incident light via the filter, a compensating filter having a transmission restraining characteristic in a visible light wavelength range and a transmission characteristic in a wavelength range on a longer wavelength out of the visible light wavelength range, and a compensating light receiving element which observes the incident light via the compensating filter for compensating an observation result by the light receiving element.