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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Tetsuji Nakaseko, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuji Nakaseko, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section formed by a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion element disposed in the form of a matrix; and control means for selectively controlling shutter operations and readout operations performed on the pixels of the pixel array section on a row-by-row basis to control an exposure time for the pixels, wherein the control means provides an exposure time lasting for Q frame periods to expose the pixels in each row of the pixel array section when sub-sampling reading is performed at a sub-sampling ratio of 1/Q (Q is a positive integer).