Image sensor and image processing method to acquire a high-sensitivity image
US8508637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are an image sensor and a local binning method in which binning is applied selectively. For example, binning is applied to pixels having low illumination and binning is not applied to non-low illumination pixels. Information on pixels having low illumination for a first image frame may be stored and used to perform binning with respect to areas of a second image frame corresponding to low illumination pixel areas determined with respect to the first image frame.
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