Image signal processor, image processing system and method of binning pixels in image sensor

Abstract

An image sensor comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element, a microlens on the first and second photoelectric conversion elements, wherein each of the plurality of pixels is configured to generate an output signal; and a disparity processor configured to generate a disparity of the output signal. The disparity represents a difference between first pixel values of a first sub output signal and second pixel values of a second sub output signal, the first sub output signal being associated with the first photoelectric conversion element of the output signal and the second sub output signal being associated with the second photoelectric conversion element of the output signal, and the first sub output signal and the second sub output signal are combined to be generated as the output signal.

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