Vehicular vision system

A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:

• a camera comprising a lens and a CMOS photosensor array;
• wherein said photosensor array comprises a plurality of photosensor elements;
• wherein said photosensor array comprises an array of columns and rows of photosensor elements and wherein said array has more columns than rows and wherein said array comprises at least 40 rows;
• wherein said camera is disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system;
• the equipped vehicle comprising a windshield;
• wherein said camera views exterior of the equipped vehicle through the windshield of the equipped vehicle and forward of the equipped vehicle;
• a control comprising an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said photosensor array;
• wherein said image processor processes captured image data to detect an object viewed by said camera;
• wherein said photosensor array is operable at a plurality of exposure periods;
• wherein at least one exposure period of said plurality of exposure periods is dynamically variable;
• wherein said at least one exposure period is dynamically variable over a range depending on a light level detected by said vehicular vision system;
• and
• wherein said image processor processes captured image data to detect at least one of (a) a vehicle, (b) a headlight of a vehicle, (c) a taillight of a vehicle and (d) a road sign.

A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:

• a camera comprising a lens and a CMOS photosensor array;
• wherein said photosensor array comprises a plurality of photosensor elements;
• wherein said camera is disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system;
• the equipped vehicle comprising a windshield;
• wherein said camera views from the windshield of the equipped vehicle into an interior cabin of the equipped vehicle;
• a control comprising an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said photosensor array;
• wherein said image processor processes captured image data to detect an occupant of the equipped vehicle viewed by said camera;
• wherein said photosensor array is operable at a plurality of exposure periods;
• and
• wherein at least one exposure period of said plurality of exposure periods is dynamically variable.