Image sensor, electronic apparatus, and driving method of electronic apparatus

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a pixel array section with two or more rows, each which includes a plurality of pixels;
• a control section configured to generate a control signal to effect reading of pixel signals from the pixel array section;
• and
• a driving section configured to control the pixel array section based on the control signal,
• wherein,
• the driving section is configured to effect a reading of the pixel signals of at least a first row and a reset of the pixels of at least a second row simultaneously, and
• the driving section controls the pixel array section to effect an electronic shutter occurrence where an electronic shutter occurrence number establishes intermediate rows between an address of a row currently being read and an address of a next row to be read, as determined by an address addition amount, which intermediate rows are subject to one or more electronic shutter operations for an anti-blooming purpose, pre-shutter purpose or both, but not for an integration period.

A method of driving an electronic apparatus having a pixel array section in which pixels are arranged in rows and columns, the method comprising the steps of:

• for each row, generating a pixel signal by a plurality of pixels on the row;
• generating a control signal to read the pixel signal from the plurality of pixels;
• controlling the plurality of pixels based on the control signal;
• and
• controlling the pixels of at least a first row and at least a second row to read the pixel signal from the pixels of the first row and to reset the pixels of the second row simultaneously,
• wherein,
• the pixel array section is controlled to effect an electronic shutter occurrence where an electronic shutter occurrence number establishes intermediate rows between an address of a row currently being read and an address of a next row to be read, as determined by an address addition amount, which intermediate rows are subject to one or more electronic shutter operations for an anti-blooming purpose, pre-shutter purpose or both, but not for an integration period.

A method of driving an image sensor having a pixel array section in which pixels are arranged in rows and columns, the method comprising the steps of:

• for each row, generating a pixel signal by a plurality of pixels on the row;
• generating a control signal to read the pixel signal from the plurality of pixels;
• controlling the plurality of pixels based on the control signal;
• and
• controlling the pixels of at least a first row and at least a second row to read the pixel signal from the pixels of the first row and to reset the pixels of the second row simultaneously,
• wherein,
• the pixel array section is controlled to effect an electronic shutter occurrence where an electronic shutter occurrence number establishes intermediate rows between an address of a row currently being read and an address of a next row to be read, as determined by an address addition amount, which intermediate rows are subject to one or more electronic shutter operations for an anti-blooming purpose, pre-shutter purpose or both, but not for an integration period.