IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND ON-BOARD IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

The purpose of the invention is to provide an imaging device capable of obtaining output images having improved color reproduction according to the type of light source when color images are taken by using an imaging unit comprising pixels with sensitivity to the visible range and near infrared range and pixels with sensitivity to the near infrared range. The imaging device is characterized by comprising an image sensor comprising pixels with sensitivity to the visible range and near infrared range and pixels with sensitivity to the near infrared range, a color reproduction processing means that performs color reproduction processing using signals from the pixels with sensitivity to the visible range and near infrared range and signals from the pixels with sensitivity to the near infrared range among the output signals of the image sensor, a visible light amount calculating means that calculates the signal quantity in the visible range using the output signal of the image sensor, and a control means that controls the color reproduction processing means so that the color reproduction processing is performed on the basis of the signal quantity in the visible range calculated by the visible light amount calculating means.