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Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jae-joon Moon, Anyang-si, KR;

Il-do Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/359 (2011.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/351 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/359 (2013.01); H04N 5/345 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/351 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37452 (2013.01);
Abstract

An photographing apparatus includes: an image sensor that includes a plurality of pixels and is configured to perform a first readout on charges stored in a group of pixels among the plurality of pixels at a first readout time and perform a second readout on charges stored in the plurality of pixels, including the group of pixels, at a second readout time; and an image processor configured to detect a pixel in which a light leakage has occurred of among the plurality of pixels based on at least one of a value the first readout charges and a value of the second read out charges, and perform a correction on the detected pixel to generate an image.


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