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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Tatsushi Ohyama, Ogaki, JP;
Toshikazu Ohno, Mizuho, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsushi Ohyama, Ogaki, JP;
Toshikazu Ohno, Mizuho, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and increasing portions increasing charges stored in the pixels, wherein the frequency of increasing the charges is controlled every group of at least one pixel in response to luminance of light incident upon the pixels by the increasing portions.