Imaging element and imaging apparatus employing phase difference detection pixels pairs
    2.
    发明授权
    Imaging element and imaging apparatus employing phase difference detection pixels pairs 有权
    使用相位差检测像素对的成像元件和成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US09167183B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-20

    申请号:US14318121

    申请日:2014-06-27

    CPC classification number: H04N5/357 H04N5/23212 H04N5/3696 H04N5/374 H04N9/04

    Abstract: It is an imaging element in which pixels which are photoelectric conversion elements are placed at respective square lattice positions, in which, when, in a predetermined region where pixels of the imaging element are placed, a plurality of pairs are arranged in a first line which is any one line among lines and a second line which is parallel to the first line, each pair having pair pixels which are first and second phase difference detection pixels placed adjacent to each other to detect a phase difference among the pixels of the imaging element, the pairs in the first line are placed to be spaced apart from each other by at least two pixels, and the pairs in the second line are placed at positions, which correspond to positions where the pair pixels in the first line are spaced apart from each other.

    Abstract translation: 作为将光电转换元件的像素配置在各个正方格子位置的成像元件,其中,在放置摄像元件的像素的规定区域中,在成为第一行的第一行 是线和线之间的任何一条线,第二线与第一线平行,每对具有彼此相邻放置的第一和第二相位差检测像素的对像素,以检测成像元件的像素之间的相位差, 第一行中的对被放置成彼此间隔开至少两个像素,并且第二行中的对被放置在与第一行中的对像素与每个像素间隔开的位置的位置处 其他。

    Stereoscopic image capture device and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Stereoscopic image capture device and method 有权
    立体图像捕获装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09077979B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-07

    申请号:US14193207

    申请日:2014-02-28

    Inventor: Yoichi Iwasaki

    Abstract: A stereoscopic image capture device comprising: a single imaging optical system; an imaging element that forms pupil-divided object images; a diaphragm that restricts a light flux that enters into the imaging element; and a diaphragm control device, wherein, when focal lengths before and after adjusting the focal length of the imaging optical system are assumed to be f1 and f2 and the F value of the diaphragm before adjusting the focal length of the imaging optical system is assumed to be FNo1, the diaphragm control device performs control such that an F value of FNo2 after adjusting the focal length of the imaging optical system becomes an F value that can be set according to a following equation: FNo ⁢ ⁢ 2 = FNo ⁢ ⁢ 1 * ( f ⁢ ⁢ 2 f ⁢ ⁢ 1 ) 2 .

    Abstract translation: 一种立体图像拍摄装置,包括:单个成像光学系统; 形成瞳孔分割的物体图像的成像元件; 限制入射到成像元件中的光束的光阑; 以及光圈控制装置,其中,当调整成像光学系统的焦距之前和之后的焦距被假定为f1和f2,并且将调整成像光学系统的焦距之前的光阑的F值设为 作为FNo1,光阑控制装置进行控制,使得调整成像光学系统的焦距之后的FNo2的F值成为可以根据以下等式设定的F值:FNo ud 2 = FNo⁢1 * (f ud 2 f ud 1)2。

    Imaging device
    4.
    发明授权
    Imaging device 有权
    成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US08976289B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-10

    申请号:US13661936

    申请日:2012-10-26

    Inventor: Yoichi Iwasaki

    CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 G03B3/10 G03B13/36 H04N5/3696 H04N9/045

    Abstract: An imaging device of an aspect of the invention, when reading, as voltage signals, signal charges output from a first pixel receiving a light on a partial area biased to a predetermined direction from a light axis of a light flux passing an exit pupil of an imaging optical system and a second pixel arranged so as to be adjacent to the first pixel and receiving a light on a partial area biased to an opposite direction to the predetermined direction from the light axis, combines and reads the signal charges of adjacent first-number pixels with respect to the first pixel and the second pixel, and calculates an arithmetic mean of adjacent second-number voltage signals with respect to the combined and read voltage signals of the first pixel and the second pixel.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个方面的成像装置,当从通过光束的出射光束的光束的光轴上读取作为电压信号的从第一像素输出的信号电荷从接收偏光到预定方向的部分区域的光 成像光学系统和与第一像素相邻布置的第二像素,并且在偏离来自光轴的与预定方向相反的方向的部分区域上接收光,组合并读取相邻第一数字的信号电荷 相对于第一像素和第二像素的像素,并且相对于第一像素和第二像素的组合和读取电压信号计算相邻第二数量电压信号的算术平均值。

    Color imaging element, imaging device, and storage medium storing a control program for imaging device
    5.
    发明授权
    Color imaging element, imaging device, and storage medium storing a control program for imaging device 有权
    彩色成像元件,成像装置和存储用于成像装置的控制程序的存储介质

    公开(公告)号:US08730545B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-20

    申请号:US14034061

    申请日:2013-09-23

    CPC classification number: H04N1/02409 H04N5/23212 H04N9/045

    Abstract: The precision of phase difference AF control is raised.An image pickup device includes a color filter that is provided with repeatedly disposed basic array patterns configured with a first array pattern and a second array pattern disposed symmetrically about a point, wherein the first array pattern includes a first filter placed over 2×2 pixels at the top left and a pixel at the bottom right of a 3×3 square array, a second filter placed over a right end pixel of a vertical direction center line of the square array and over a left end pixel a lower edge line, and a third filter placed over a pixel at the right end of the vertical direction upper edge line of the square array and over a center pixel of the lower edge line, and the second array pattern has the same placement of the first filter as that in the first array pattern and has a placement of the second filter and a placement of the third filter swapped over therefrom; and phase difference detection pixels that are placed at positions corresponding to 2 pixels that are adjacent in the horizontal direction out of the 2×2 pixels of at least one side of the upper side or lower side disposed first and second array patterns out of the 2 first array patterns and the 2 second array patterns configuring the basic array pattern.

    Abstract translation: 提高了相位差AF控制的精度。 一种图像拾取装置包括滤色器,该滤色器具有重复设置的配置有第一阵列图案的基本阵列图案和围绕点对称设置的第二阵列图案,其中第一阵列图案包括放置在2×2像素上的第一滤光器 位于3×3正方形阵列右下方的像素和位于正方形阵列的垂直方向中心线的右端像素上方的第二滤光器,并且位于左端像素的下边缘线上,以及 第三滤光器放置在正方形阵列的垂直方向上边缘线的右端的像素上方,并且位于下边缘线的中心像素上方,并且第二阵列图案具有与第一滤光器相同的位置 并且具有第二过滤器的放置和从其交换的第三过滤器的放置; 并且相位差检测像素被放置在对应于在上侧或下侧的至少一侧的2×2像素中的在水平方向上相邻的2个像素的位置处的第一和第二阵列图案中的2个 第一阵列图案和配置基本阵列图案的2秒阵列图案。

    Color imaging element having phase difference detection pixels and imaging apparatus equipped with the same
    6.
    发明授权
    Color imaging element having phase difference detection pixels and imaging apparatus equipped with the same 有权
    具有相位差检测像素的彩色成像元件和配备有相位差检测像素的成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US09325954B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-26

    申请号:US14319887

    申请日:2014-06-30

    Abstract: A color imaging element, includes a color filter array, in which the color filter array includes an array pattern of a 3×3 pixel group in which first filters corresponding to a green color and second filters corresponding to red and blue colors are arrayed, and the first filters are placed at a center and 4 corners in the 3×3 pixel group, and the array pattern is repeatedly placed in horizontal and vertical directions, and in a pixel group within a predetermined area of the color imaging element, phase difference detection pixels for acquiring phase difference information are placed in entire components of one direction among components in the horizontal direction and components in the vertical direction in the pixel group.

    Abstract translation: 一种彩色成像元件,包括滤色器阵列,其中滤色器阵列包括其中排列对应于绿色的第一滤色器和对应于红色和蓝色的第二滤色器的3×3像素组的阵列图案,以及 第一滤光器被放置在3×3像素组中的中心和4个角处,并且阵列图案被重复地放置在水平和垂直方向上,并且在彩色成像元件的预定区域内的像素组中,相位差检测 用于获取相位差信息的像素被放置在像素组中的水平方向的分量和垂直方向的分量之间的一个方向的整个分量中。

    Color imaging element, imaging device, and storage medium storing a control program for imaging device
    7.
    发明授权
    Color imaging element, imaging device, and storage medium storing a control program for imaging device 有权
    彩色成像元件,成像装置和存储用于成像装置的控制程序的存储介质

    公开(公告)号:US08736743B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US14034004

    申请日:2013-09-23

    CPC classification number: H04N9/07 H04N5/23212 H04N5/3696 H04N9/045 H04N9/077

    Abstract: Interpolation precision of phase difference detection pixels is raised. An image pickup device includes: a color filter disposed with a repeating basic array pattern configured by 3×3 pixel square arrays of a first array pattern and a second array pattern disposed symmetrically about a point; a first phase difference detection pixel that is placed at a position of a pixel corresponding to 1 corner portion out of the 4 corner portions of at least one array pattern in 1 pair of the first array pattern and the second array pattern out of 2 pairs of the first array pattern and the second array pattern configuring the basic array pattern; and a second phase difference detection pixel that is placed at a position of a pixel corresponding to 1 corner portion out of the 4 corner portions in the array pattern, out of the first array pattern.

    Abstract translation: 提高了相位差检测像素的插值精度。 一种图像拾取装置,包括:滤色器,其配置有由第一阵列图案的3×3像素正方形阵列和围绕点对称设置的第二阵列图案构成的重复基本阵列图案; 第一相位差检测像素被放置在对应于1对第一阵列图案中的至少一个阵列图案的4个角部分中的1个角部分的像素的位置处,并且2对 第一阵列图案和第二阵列图案构成基本阵列图案; 以及第二相位差检测像素,该第二相位差检测像素位于与阵列图案中的4个角部中的1个角部对应的像素的位置之外。

    Device and, method for controlling a focusing operation
    8.
    发明授权
    Device and, method for controlling a focusing operation 有权
    装置以及用于控制聚焦操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09547217B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-17

    申请号:US14718971

    申请日:2015-05-21

    Inventor: Yoichi Iwasaki

    Abstract: An imaging device, includes: an imaging element including imaging pixels and phase difference detecting pixels, a calculating unit which calculates numerical information corresponding to a defocus amount using an image signal obtained by imaging by the phase difference detecting pixels whenever the imaging is performed by the imaging element, a difference calculating unit calculating with respect to at least three times of imaging which is continuously performed, a difference between the numerical information obtained by arbitrary imaging and the numerical information obtained by the imaging which is continuously performed after the arbitrary imaging, and a control unit which moves a focus lens to a focus position using the obtained numerical information when a variance of the obtained differences is smaller than a threshold value and controls a position of the focus lens not to be changed when the variance is equal to or larger than the threshold value.

    Abstract translation: 一种成像装置,包括:成像元件,包括成像像素和相位差检测像素;计算单元,其使用通过由相位差检测像素进行成像而获得的图像信号来计算与散焦量相对应的数值信息, 成像元件,差分计算单元计算连续执行的至少三次成像,通过任意成像获得的数值信息与通过在任意成像之后连续执行的成像获得的数值信息之间的差异,以及 当所获得的差异的差异小于阈值时,使用所获得的数值信息将聚焦透镜移动到聚焦位置的控制单元,并且当方差为等于或更大时控制聚焦透镜的位置不被改变 超过阈值。

    Imaging device, signal processing method, and signal processing program
    9.
    发明授权
    Imaging device, signal processing method, and signal processing program 有权
    成像装置,信号处理方法和信号处理程序

    公开(公告)号:US09491352B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-08

    申请号:US14853397

    申请日:2015-09-14

    Inventor: Yoichi Iwasaki

    Abstract: There is provided a lens-exchangeable imaging device that is capable of correcting an output signal of a pixel for phase difference detection at high speed and with high precision. A camera main body 200 includes a correction method selection unit 174 that selects any of a method in which the output signals of all the pixels for phase difference detection that are included in a solid-state imaging element 5 are interpolation-corrected by an interpolation correction processing unit 172 and a method in which the output signals of all the phase difference detection are gain-corrected by a gain correction processing unit 171, according to lens information that is acquired from a lens device 100, and an image processing unit 175 that corrects the output signal of the pixel for phase difference detection, using the selected method.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种透镜可交换成像装置,其能够以高速和高精度校正像素的相位差检测的输出信号。 相机主体200包括校正方法选择单元174,其选择其中包括在固态成像元件5中的用于相位差检测的所有像素的输出信号通过插值校正进行插值校正的方法中的任何一种 处理单元172和根据从透镜装置100获取的透镜信息,通过增益校正处理单元171对所有相位差检测的输出信号进行增益校正的方法,以及图像处理单元175,其校正 用于相位差检测的像素的输出信号,使用所选择的方法。

    Imaging device, and focus-confirmation display method
    10.
    发明授权
    Imaging device, and focus-confirmation display method 有权
    成像设备和焦点确认显示方式

    公开(公告)号:US09436064B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US14643319

    申请日:2015-03-10

    Abstract: The present invention provide an imaging device that includes an image generation device, a boundary change device configured to change a position of a boundary between the first image and the second image in the second image for display, in a direction orthogonal to the boundary, a selection device configured to select any one of the first image and the second image for each of a plurality of divisions in the second image for display, divided by the boundary changed by the boundary change device, a display device, and a display control device configured to allow the display device to display the first image for display, and allows the second image for display in which a position of the boundary is changed by the boundary change device to be displayed in a display area in the first image for display.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种成像装置,其包括图像生成装置,边界改变装置,被配置为在与所述边界正交的方向上改变所述第二图像中的所述第一图像和所述第二图像之间的边界的位置以进行显示; 所述选择装置被配置为对所述第二图像中的多个分割中的每一个选择所述第一图像和所述第二图像中的任何一个以进行显示,除以由所述边界改变装置改变的边界,显示装置和显示控制装置 允许显示装置显示第一图像以进行显示,并且允许通过边界改变装置改变边界的位置的显示的第二图像显示在第一图像中的显示区域中以供显示。

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