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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Junzou Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Takanori Miki, Kanagawa, JP;
Junzou Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Takanori Miki, Kanagawa, JP;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
To improve sensitivity by adding pixels, and improve precision of pixel interpolation in an imaging device. An imaging device is provided in which pixels are added along a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to improve sensitivity of an imaging element. An R pixel signal, a G pixel signal, and a B pixel signal in which pixels are added, for example, along the vertical direction are output from a CCD (). A CFA interpolation unit () interpolates the G pixel signal using an adjacent pixel along the horizontal direction. The CFA interpolation unit () also interpolates the R pixel signal and the B pixel signal along the horizontal direction using an adjacent pixel along the horizontal direction and interpolates along the vertical direction using correlation of the interpolated G pixel.