Imaging device with two signal processing circuitry partly having a same type of signal processing, electronic apparatus including imaging device, and imaging method

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• an imaging device that outputs captured image data;
• and
• a processor that performs predetermined signal processing on the captured image data, wherein
• the imaging device includes:
• a pixel array having a plurality of pixels that perform photoelectric conversion;
• a converter that converts an analog pixel signal output from the pixel array into digital pixel data;
• first signal processing circuitry configured to perform first signal processing on the digital pixel data according to an instruction from the processor;
• second signal processing circuitry configured to perform second signal processing on data that has been subjected to at least a part of the first signal processing, the first signal processing and the second signal processing partly having a same type of signal processing;
• recognition processing circuitry configured to perform recognition processing on the basis of output data of the second signal processing circuitry;
• and
• an output interface that outputs at least one of output data of the first signal processing circuitry and output data of the recognition processing circuitry, wherein
• the first signal processing circuitry is further configured to execute at least a part of the same type of signal processing under a first condition according to the instruction from the outside circuitry, and the second signal processing circuitry is further configured to execute the part of the same type of signal processing under a second condition different from the first condition.

An imaging method comprising:

• performing photoelectric conversion in a pixel array to output an analog pixel signal;
• converting the analog pixel signal into digital pixel data;
• performing first signal processing on the digital pixel data according to an instruction from an outside circuitry;
• performing second signal processing on data that has been subjected to at least a part of the first signal processing, the first signal processing and the second signal processing partly having a same type of signal processing;
• performing recognition processing on the basis of data that has been subjected to the second signal processing;
• and
• outputting at least one of the data that has been subjected to the first signal processing and the data that has been subjected to the recognition processing, wherein
• performing the first signal processing includes execution of at least a part of the same type of signal processing under a first condition according to the instruction from the processor, and performing the second signal processing includes execution of the part of the same type of signal processing under a second condition different from the first condition.