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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Toshio Kameshima, Kumagaya, JP;
Tadao Endo, Honjo, JP;
Tomoyuki Yagi, Chofu, JP;
Katsuro Takenaka, Kodama-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Kameshima, Kumagaya, JP;
Tadao Endo, Honjo, JP;
Tomoyuki Yagi, Chofu, JP;
Katsuro Takenaka, Kodama-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a sensor array, readout apparatus, and control circuit. The readout apparatus includes first LPFs arranged in correspondence with signal lines, an analog multiplexer, and a second LPF. The cut-off frequencies of the first and second LPFs can be switched on two stages, and the control circuit switches the cut-off frequencies of the first and second LPFs in accordance with the imaging mode.