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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Yuichi Gomi, Hachioji, JP;
Seisuke Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Mori, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Gomi, Hachioji, JP;
Seisuke Matsuda, Hachioji, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Mori, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive scanning circuit to progressively read pixel signals by a first scanning control signal, and an interlace scanning circuit to read pixel signals with an interlaced manner by a second scanning control signal different from the first scanning control signal, and arbitrarily carries out combining of progressive reading and interlace reading in one frame in accordance with a combination of the respective scanning control signals, and reads pixel signals.