Imaging apparatus
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorKOJI YODA
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Abstract
Output control is separately performed on pixels corresponding to a plurality of different regions (ROIs) in the entire region of an imaging element. An imaging element configured to capture an image of a subject includes first and second pixels. First and second analog-to-digital converters convert pixel signals from the first and second pixels from an analog value to a digital value. A first switch supplies a pixel signal from the first pixel to any one of the first and second analog-to-digital converters. A second switch supplies a pixel signal from the second pixel to any one of the first and second analog-to-digital converters.
Claims9
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- first and second pixels of an imaging element configured to capture an image of a subject;
- first and second analog-to-digital converters configured to convert a pixel signal from the first and second pixels from an analog value to a digital value;
- a first switch configured to supply a pixel signal from the first pixel to any one of the first and second analog-to-digital converters;
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- a second switch configured to supply a pixel signal from the second pixel to any one of the first and second analog-to-digital converters.
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