Image sensor and electronic device

A method, comprising:

• in an electronic apparatus comprising an image sensor:
• generating a pixel signal based on light incident on a photodetector of the electronic apparatus;
• generating image data corresponding to a plurality of frames, based on the pixel signal;
• generating tag information for the image data, wherein the tag information indicates a frame rate ratio and a number of transitions of a Slow Movie mode in the image data;
• embedding the tag information in the image data;
• outputting the image data having the tag information to an external device based on at least one of a first frame rate or a second frame rate for each of the plurality of frames,
• wherein the first frame rate is associated with a first mode of the image sensor and the second frame rate is associated with a second mode of the image sensor, and
• wherein the second frame rate is higher than the first frame rate;
• detecting a specific signal associated with one of the first mode or the second mode;
• and
• controlling the electronic apparatus based on the detection of the specific signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• generating a pixel signal based on light incident on a photodetector of an electronic apparatus;
• generating image data corresponding to a plurality of frames, based on the pixel signal;
• generating tag information for the image data, wherein the tag information indicates a frame rate ratio and a number of transitions of a Slow Movie mode in the image data;
• embedding the tag information in the image data;
• outputting the image data having the tag information to an external device based on at least one of a first frame rate or a second frame rate for each of the plurality of frames,
• wherein the first frame rate is associated with a first mode of an image sensor and the second frame rate is associated with a second mode of the image sensor, and
• wherein the second frame rate is higher than the first frame rate;
• detecting a specific signal associated with one of the first mode or the second mode;
• and
• controlling the electronic apparatus based on the detection of the specific signal.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• an image sensor that includes at least one photodetector configured to generate a pixel signal based on incident light;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• generate first image data corresponding to a plurality of frames, based on the pixel signal;
• output the first image data at a first frame rate;
• control the electronic apparatus in a Super Slow Movie Mode;
• generate, in the Super Slow Movie Mode, second image data at a second frame rate based on the pixel signal, wherein the second frame rate is higher than the first frame rate;
• store the generated second image data into a ring buffer at a third frame rate;
• read the second image data at the first frame rate from the ring buffer;
• embed tag information in the second image data;
• output the second image data via a first logical channel at the first frame rate, based on the tag information embedded in the second image data;
• detect a specific scene;
• terminate the storage of the generated second image data into the ring buffer based on the detection of the specific scene;
• generate third image data at the first frame rate based on the termination of the storage of the generated second image data into the ring buffer;
• output, via the first logical channel at the first frame rate, the generated third image data, wherein the generated third image data comprises the tag information corresponding to the first frame rate;
• read the second image data based on a termination of the output of the generated third image data and based on the tag information embedded in the second image data;
• and
• output the second image data via a second logical channel at the third frame rate, based on the termination of the output of the generated third image data and based on the tag information embedded in the second image data.