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Imaging element, imaging apparatus, operation method of imaging element, and program

US11616927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 2021
Grant dateMar 28, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/772
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging element includes a reading circuit that reads out pixel data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate, a memory that stores the read pixel data, and an output circuit that outputs image data based on the stored pixel data at a second frame rate. The first frame rate is a frame rate higher than the second frame rate. The pixel data includes phase difference pixel data and non-phase difference pixel data different from the phase difference pixel data. The reading circuit reads out the pixel data of each of a plurality of frames in parallel within an output period defined by the second frame rate as a period in which the image data of one frame is output, and performs reading of the non-phase difference pixel data and a plurality of reading of the phase difference pixel data within the output period.

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