Solid-state imaging apparatus and control method thereof, and electronic device
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorKenzaburo Seki
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Abstract
Processing live-view images without a lag is disclosed. In one example, a solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array portion with pixels two-dimensionally arranged, a driving unit configured to control reading of signals generated by the pixels, and a signal processing unit configured to generate a photographed image using read signals of the pixels, in which the driving unit reads first pixels and then second pixels, and the signal processing unit performs processing of reflecting a processing result of processing using the first pixels in the photographed image using the second pixels. The technology can, for example, be applied to a solid-state imaging apparatus including a live-view mode.
Claims11
A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising:
- a pixel array portion configured to have a plurality of pixels that is two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix pattern;
- a driving unit configured to control reading of signals generated by the pixels;
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- a signal processing unit configured to generate a photographed image using the read signals of the pixels, wherein
- the driving unit reads first pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion first, and to read, after the first pixels, second pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion, and
- the signal processing unit performs processing of reflecting a processing result of processing using the first pixels in the photographed image using the second pixels.
A control method of a solid-state imaging apparatus including a pixel array portion configured to have a plurality of pixels that is two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix pattern, a driving unit, and a signal processing unit, the method comprising:
- the driving unit reading first pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion first and reading, after the first pixels, second pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion, and
- the signal processing unit performing processing of reflecting a processing result of processing using the first pixels in a photographed image using the second pixels.
An electronic device, comprising
- a solid-state imaging apparatus including:
- a pixel array portion configured to have a plurality of pixels that is two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix pattern;
- a driving unit configured to control reading of signals generated by the pixels;
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- a signal processing unit configured to generate a photographed image using the read signals of the pixels, wherein
- the driving unit reads first pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion first, and to read, after the first pixels, second pixels that are a part of the pixels in the pixel array portion, and
- the signal processing unit performs processing of reflecting a processing result of processing using the first pixels in the photographed image using the second pixels.
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