Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus
Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, comprises: a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film, wherein the solid-state imaging element has a light-receiving surface of an aspect ratio horizontally greater than that of a rectangular range to be photographed.
1 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and
a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film,
wherein the solid-state imaging element has a light-receiving surface of an aspect ratio horizontally greater than that of a rectangular range to be photographed.
2 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length;
a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film;
an electronic circuit that drives the solid-state imaging element and processes data read from the solid-state imaging element, the electronic circuit being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;
a battery power supply in the part corresponding to said cartridge;
a controller that operates on power from the battery power supply;
a switch section that feeds power of the battery power supply to the electronic circuit on receiving a power input command from the controller; and
a camera attachment configured separately from the housing and connected to the controller via radio waves, the camera attachment comprising: a button attached on a release button of the film camera and pressed integrally with the release button; a sensor that senses a touch on the button; and a radio originating section that performs radio transmission of a detection signal to the controller when the touch is sensed so as to output the power input command to the switch section.
3 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and
a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film, wherein the housing comprises:
a first housing that has a plate shape corresponding to a shape of the film and mounts the solid-state imaging element; and
a second housing that has a cylinder shape corresponding to the cartridge to which the first housing is attached in a fashion that the first housing can be inserted therein and can be drawn therefrom for a predetermined distance.
4 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:
a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which a film is drawn by a predetermined length;
a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film; and
an electronic circuit that drives the solid-state imaging element and processes data read from the solid-state imaging element, the electronic circuit being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;
a battery power supply being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;
wherein the solid-state imaging element is a photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; and at least one layer of photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of green light on or above the semiconductor substrate.
5 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element further comprises: a photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of red light; and a photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of blue light, on or above the semiconductor substrate.
6 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element further comprises: a first photodiode for receiving and performing photoelectric conversion of blue light; and a second photodiode for receiving and performing photoelectric conversion of red light in the semiconductor substrate.
7 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the first photodiode and the second photodiode are stacked in a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate.
8 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein an infrared light cutoff filter layer is integrally formed on the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element.