Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device that prevents loss of shadow detail
- Patent Title (中): 防止阴影细节损失的成像设备
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Application No.: US10808615Application Date: 2004-03-25
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Publication No.: US07528871B2Publication Date: 2009-05-05
- Inventor: Masayuki Masuyama , Masashi Murakami , Yoshiyuki Matsunaga
- Applicant: Masayuki Masuyama , Masashi Murakami , Yoshiyuki Matsunaga
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2003-083516 20030325
- Main IPC: H04N5/217
- IPC: H04N5/217

Abstract:
An imaging device outputs brightness information according to an amount of incident light and includes: an imaging unit that includes a plurality of unit cells arranged one dimensionally or two-dimensionally, each unit cell including a photoelectric conversion part that generates a first output voltage in a reset state and a second output voltage according to an amount of incident light, and each unit cell generating a reset voltage that corresponds to the first output voltage and a read voltage that corresponds to the second output voltage; and an output unit operable to output, in relation to each unit cell, brightness information indicating a difference between the reset voltage and the read voltage when normal light is incident to the imaging device and the read voltage is in a predetermined range, and brightness information indicating high brightness when strong light is incident to the imaging device and the read voltage is not in the predetermined range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040239786A1 Imaging device that prevents loss of shadow detail Public/Granted day:2004-12-02
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