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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuji Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); G02B 7/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); G02B 7/34 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving method of an imaging device, and a driving method of an imaging system set the number of unit cells based on signals output from a plurality of unit cells in a phase difference detection area within an imaging area to a number larger than the number of unit cells based on signals output from a plurality of unit cells in a range other than the phase difference detection area within the imaging area.