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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2010
Masao Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Misaki, Hyogo, JP;
Teruyuki Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Masao Hiramoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Misaki, Hyogo, JP;
Teruyuki Takizawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The solid-state image sensor of this invention includes an array of pixels and light-transmitting portions. The array is divided into unit pixel blocks, each of which is made up of N pixels (where N is an integer that is equal to or greater than two). The light-transmitting portions are arranged so that each light-transmitting portion faces an associated one of the pixels. Each of the light-transmitting portions is divided into M striped areas (where M is an integer that is equal to or greater than two). The respective areas have had their optical transmittances set independently of each other. The arrangement pattern of the optical transmittances of the light-transmitting portionsvary from one block to another. The image capture device of the invention further includes a shifting section for shifting the image in a first direction on an imaging area, and reads pixel signals before and after the image is shifted, thereby generating an image, of which the resolution is higher than what is defined by the pixel pitch.