摘要:
An image capture device capable of capturing high quality images is disclosed. The image capture device comprises a shift register, each pixel of which has a plurality of transfer electrodes extending in a direction crossing a transfer direction of information charges. A potential well formed by function of the transfer electrodes is used to store and transfer information charges generated in response to light incident on a pixel. In this image capture device, during image capture, information charges are stored in a plurality of potential wells substantially separated from each other, and, during transfer, information charges stored in at least two of the plurality of potential wells are combined by addition to be transferred.
摘要:
A color image capture element comprises a plurality of color component photoelectric conversion elements, each disposed with a color filter on a light receiving surface for respectively transmitting different color components, for receiving incoming light and selectively outputting respective color signals corresponding to the intensity of the different color components, and an infrared component photoelectric conversion element, disposed with an infrared transmitting filter on a light receiving surface for transmitting an infrared component, for selectively outputting an infrared signal. This enables the infrared component included in at least one of a plurality of color signals to be corrected, thereby improving the sensitivity of a color image capture apparatus.
摘要:
A voltage controller for a charge-coupled device is capable of controlling a voltage to be applied to transfer electrodes in accordance with intensity of light incident on pixels to change potential of a transfer channel area, along which information charges are transferred, and a semiconductor interface below the transfer electrodes during image capture. Using this voltage controller enables an improved quality image to be obtained from a charge-coupled device.
摘要:
An image capture device comprises a solid image capture element that includes pixels, which generate and store information charges corresponding to the intensity of light made incident to the pixels during image capture, in which the pixels are provided with transfer electrodes, and the element transfers the information charges by applying voltage to the transfer electrodes during transfer and outputs the charges as image signals corresponding to the charge quantity, in which the image signals that have been output from the solid image capture element are processed in an analog front end circuit (AFE circuit) and a digital signal processing circuit (DSP circuit), and voltage applied to the transfer electrodes is changed by using a timing control circuit and a driver.
摘要:
A system for synthesizing an image signal for a main scene with a plurality of image signals from image pickup devices for taking inset scenes displays the inset scenes over the main scene on a single screen. The system forms a signal representative of a drive timing for a TV inset scene camera, from a synchronizing signal in an image signal for one main scene. The TV inset scene camera is actuated by the drive timing to provide an inset scene image signal synchronizing with the synchronizing signal of the main scene. The drive timing serves to switch the main scene image signal and the inset scene image signal from one to another to synthesize another image signal. If a plurality of image pickup devices are provided remotely from each other, these image pickup devices are connected with each other through a communication line. The synchronizing signal separated from the main scene image signal is supplied to each inset scene image pickup device through the communication line while the image signal from the inset scene image pickup device without a synchronizing signal is fed to the main scene image pickup device through a common communication line.
摘要:
An image pickup apparatus includes an optical device, a transparent conductive film, an electrode pad, and a penetrating electrode. In the optical device, an optical element area for receiving light is formed on a first surface side of a substrate, and an external connection terminal is formed on a side of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate.The transparent conductive film is formed to face the first surface of the substrate. The electrode pad is formed on the first surface of the substrate and configured to perform connection with a fixed potential.The penetrating electrode is connected to the electrode pad and formed to penetrate the substrate between the first surface and second surface. The transparent conductive film is connected to the electrode pad, and the penetrating electrode is connected to the external connection terminal on the side of the second surface of the substrate.
摘要:
An optical sensor is described herein. By way of example, the optical sensor comprises a first light filter on a first light-receiving surface of an image sensor, and a second light filter on a second light-receiving surface of the image sensor. The second light-receiving surface is on an opposite side of the image sensor from the first light-receiving surface. The characteristics of the first light filter are different than characteristics of the second light filter.
摘要:
A compact and thin lens module that uses a flat-plate-shaped displacement device to drive a lens, and a compact, thin imaging apparatus and electronic system using the lens module.
摘要:
An image pickup apparatus includes an optical device, a transparent conductive film, an electrode pad, and a penetrating electrode. In the optical device, an optical element area for receiving light is formed on a first surface side of a substrate, and an external connection terminal is formed on a side of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate.The transparent conductive film is formed to face the first surface of the substrate. The electrode pad is formed on the first surface of the substrate and configured to perform connection with a fixed potential.The penetrating electrode is connected to the electrode pad and formed to penetrate the substrate between the first surface and second surface. The transparent conductive film is connected to the electrode pad, and the penetrating electrode is connected to the external connection terminal on the side of the second surface of the substrate.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an image signal processing circuit, an image capture device, and image signal processing method, and a program capable of reading special information, such as a bar code, using normal lenses with high precision without needing dedicated EDOF lenses and signal processing circuits. The image signal processing circuit has a processing circuit 131 which performs image processing using one color signal (B) having resolution on a near point side from among a plurality of color signals, and an enhancement processing unit 132 which performs enhancement processing by applying an inverse function of a point spread function (PSF) to a signal subjected to the image processing using the one color signal by the processing circuit.