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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shoji Kono, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/235 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a first operation mode, signals are read from pixels including ranging pixels in a pixel array and ranging and image generation are performed based on the read signals. In a second operation mode, signals are read from the pixels excluding the ranging pixels and exposure is controlled based on the read signals.