IP Library Granted Patent US 10,757,341
Granted Patent B2
US 10,757,341 · App. 15/926,466 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Electronic device, imaging device, and imaging element

Inventors: Koichi Gohara (Kawasaki, JP); Satoshi Tsuchiya (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
H04N5/2353H01L27/1464H01L27/14621H01L27/14627H01L27/14634H01L27/14636H01L27/14645H04N5/23212H04N5/345H04N5/379H04N9/07
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Patent No.
US 10,757,341
App. No.
15/926,466
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.

Claims (38)

1. An electronic device comprising:

an imaging element that includes a first image capture region that captures an image of a subject, and a second image capture region that is arranged separately along a first direction and along a second direction that intersects the first direction, the second image capture region being smaller that the first image capture region;

a control unit that makes timing at which charges accumulated in the first image capture region are read out and timing at which charges accumulated in the second image capture region are read out be different from each other;

a display device that is capable of displaying a first image that is generated by image capturing in the first image capture region and a second image that is generated by image capturing in the second image capture region; and

a display control unit that displays the second image that is generated by image capturing in the second image capture region, while the electronic device is performing photography longer than a predetermined time period.

2. An electronic device comprising:

an imaging element that includes a first image capture region that captures an image of a subject, and a second image capture region that is arranged separately along a first direction and along a second direction that intersects the first direction, the second image capture region being smaller that the first image capture region;

a control unit that makes timing at which charges accumulated in the first image capture region are read out and timing at which charges accumulated in the second image capture region are read out be different from each other;

a display device that is capable of displaying a first image that is generated by image capturing in the first image capture region and a second image that is generated by image capturing in the second image capture region; and

a display control unit that displays the second image that is generated by image capturing in the second image capture region as superimposed upon the first image that is being displayed on the display device.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the regions in the second image capture region is disposed separately with regularity.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the imaging element is capable of capturing images in a third image capture region that is different from the first image capture region and the second image capture region; and further comprising:

an image capture control unit that is capable of setting image capture conditions individually for each of the first image capture region, the second image capture region and the third image capture region.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit performs reading out the charges accumulated in the second image capture region in case that reading out of the first image capture region cannot be performed.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit performs reading out the charges accumulated in the second image capture region during a reset of the first image capture region.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the imaging element captures an image of a light flux passed through an image capture optical system; and

a focus detection pixel that, provided in the second image capture region, detects a focal point of the image capture optical system.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second image capture region includes R pixels, G pixels and B pixels.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:

each of the regions in the second image capture region is disposed separately with regularity.

10. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the imaging element is capable of capturing images in a third image capture region that is different from the first image capture region and the second image capture region; and further comprising:

an image capture control unit that is capable of setting image capture conditions individually for each of the first image capture region, the second image capture region and the third image capture region.

11. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the control unit performs reading out the charges accumulated in the second image capture region in case that reading out of the first image capture region cannot be performed.

12. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the control unit performs reading out the charges accumulated in the second image capture region during a reset of the first image capture region.

13. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the imaging element captures an image of a light flux passed through an image capture optical system; and

a focus detection pixel that, provided in the second image capture region, detects a focal point of the image capture optical system.

14. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second image capture region includes R pixels, G pixels and B pixels.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-243946 · Nov 26, 2013 · national
JP 2014-007869 · Jan 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15038744
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