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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Ino, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01); H04N 5/365 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01); H04N 5/3651 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels and being capable of outputting a plurality of image signals read out using different methods for individually reading out the signals of the plurality of pixels and correction signals for correcting the plurality of image signals, a processing unit for processing the correction signals so as to handle the reading methods for the plurality of image signals, and a correction unit for correcting the plurality of image signals using the correction signals processed by the processing unit.