Imaging apparatus
OwnerHiroyuki Ideinventor
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes 1280 of vertical transfer registers which are respectively assigned to 1280 of vertical lines. Each vertical line is formed by light receiving elements being successive in a vertical direction. Electric charges generated at 640 of the odd-numbered vertical lines among the 1280 of vertical lines are applied to one of horizontal transfer registers, and electric charges generated at 640 of the even-numbered vertical lines are applied to the other of the horizontal transfer registers. The electric charges are output from a CCD imager via these horizontal transfer registers.
Claims5
An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of light receiving elements for generating electric charges by photoelectric conversion;
- L of vertical transfer registers respectively assigned to L of vertical lines each of which is formed by the light receiving elements being successive in a vertical direction;
- a first horizontal transfer register to which electric charges generated in M of vertical lines among said L of vertical lines are applied;
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- a second horizontal transfer register to which electric charges generated in other N of vertical lines among said L of vertical lines are applied.
A driving method of an imaging apparatus having a plurality of light receiving elements, L of vertical transfer registers, a first transfer register and a second transfer register, comprising steps of:
- (a) reading electric charges generated in said plurality of light receiving elements to said L of vertical transfer registers;
- (b) applying electric charges read to M of vertical transfer registers among said L of vertical transfer registers to said first horizontal transfer register;
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- (c) applying electric charges read to other N of vertical transfer registers among said L of vertical transfer registers to said second horizontal transfer register.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.