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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhide Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Okamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/367 (2011.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/367 (2013.01); H04N 5/2173 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/35554 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array and a pixel value correcting unit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels each having one of a different exposure time and a different exposure sensitivity and being disposed according to a predetermined rule. The pixel value correcting unit is configured to correct, among pixel values obtained from the plurality of pixels in the pixel array, a pixel value of a pixel of the plurality of pixels that applies to a preset condition, by using a pixel value of another pixel of the plurality of pixels.