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US 9,543,351 B2Granted
Image sensor, imaging apparatus, and imaging method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorMasashi Nakata
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Abstract
There is provided an image sensor including a normal pixel group composed of a plurality of normal pixels, each of the normal pixels having a photoelectric conversion device for photoelectrically converting an incident light, and a detection pixel configured to detect a light incident from a neighboring pixel by the photoelectric conversion device within an effective pixel area of the normal pixel group.
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An image sensor comprising:
- a color filter including a first color portion and a second color portion;
- a plurality of normal pixels;
- a detection pixel adjacent to one of the plurality of normal pixel;
- and
- a light shielding member,
- wherein the one of the plurality of normal pixel is configured to detect a light incident through the first color portion,
- wherein the detection pixel is configured to detect a part of light incident through the first color portion, and
- wherein the light shielding member is disposed between the second color portion and the detection pixel.
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An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor which includes
- a color filter including a first color portion and a second color portion,
- a plurality of normal pixels,
- a detection pixel adjacent to one of the plurality of normal pixel, and
- a light shielding member;
- and
- a subtraction unit,
- wherein the one of the plurality of normal pixel is configured to detect a light incident through the first color portion,
- wherein the detection pixel is configured to detect a part of light incident through the first color portion,
- wherein the light shielding member is disposed between the second color portion and the detection pixel, and
- wherein the subtraction unit is configured to subtract a light amount of a light detected by the detection pixel from a light amount of a light detected by the one of the plurality of normal pixel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.