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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2007
Haruhisa Kurane, Shiojiri, JP;
Haruhisa Kurane, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image sensing apparatus. The image sensing apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion unit constituted by a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements converting exposed light into charge and accumulating the charge therein, and an exposure time control function for controlling an exposure time of the photoelectric conversion elements, the apparatus including: a first readout unit that reads out charge from pixels composed of the photoelectric conversion elements of the photoelectric conversion unit, the charge being accumulated in the pixels as a result of exposure for a predetermined exposure time; a second readout unit that reads out charge from pixels of a specific area in a predetermined area of the photoelectric conversion unit over a plurality of times, in a period when the first readout unit is reading out charge from the pixels of the predetermined area of the photoelectric conversion unit; an image data generation unit that generates an image data on the basis of a first pixel data composed of the charge read out by the first readout unit; and a predetermined data generation unit that generates a predetermined data on the basis of a second pixel data composed of the charge read over the plurality of times by the second readout unit.