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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michiko Johnson, Machida, JP;
Masahiro Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/359 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 7/097 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/359 (2013.01); G03B 7/097 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/3532 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a signal processing unit configured to process signals read out from the pixels. In a first mode, a charge accumulation is controlled by an electronic shutter. In a second mode, the charge accumulation is controlled by a mechanical shutter. The signal processing unit corrects image data obtained from the plurality of pixels based on a signal obtained by the charge accumulation in the second mode.