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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuji Nakaseko, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/353 (2013.01); H04N 5/365 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal processing unit includes: a synchronizing signal control section configured to control length of a synchronizing signal for a predetermined row in a frame, in which the synchronizing signal serves as a basis of charge read processing that reads charge from a pixel array on a row basis; and a timing adjustment section configured to adjust timing of electronic shutter operation of unit pixels, according to the length of the synchronizing signal for the predetermined row controlled by the synchronizing signal control section.