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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Tsutomu Haruta, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Makino, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinsuke Shimomoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Tsutomu Haruta, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Makino, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinsuke Shimomoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes: an imaging unit taking a subject image focused by an imaging optical system; a digital signal processing unit generating image data of the subject image taken by the imaging unit and luminance data thereof; an input/output unit inputting and outputting data; a focus evaluation value generating unit generating a focus evaluation value of the subject image based on the luminance data outputted from the digital signal processing unit and outputting the focus evaluation value from the input/output unit; and an imaging drive unit starting an imaging operation by the imaging unit when an imaging instruction signal is inputted from the input/output unit, and outputting an imaging-end timing signal from the input/output unit when the imaging operation is completed.