IMAGING UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING THEREON AN IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM

摘要

When the amplification ratio is low and strong incident light causes a large charge, the signal retrieved from regions where the incident light is weak is also weak, but when the amplification ratio is high in regions where the incident light is weak, the signal retrieved from regions where the incident light is strong becomes saturated. Therefore, the dynamic range of the imaging unit is narrow. Provided is an imaging unit comprising an imaging section that includes a first group having one or more pixels and a second group having one or more pixels different from those of the first group; and a control section that, while a single charge accumulation is performed in the first group, causes pixel signals to be output by performing charge accumulation in the second group a number of times differing from a number of times charge accumulation is performed in the first group.

主权项

1. An imaging unit comprising:
a first group including a plurality of pixels that have photoelectric converting sections; a second group including a plurality of pixels that have photoelectric converting sections and are arranged in a row direction of the first group; a first wire that transmits, from a control section, a first control signal for performing transfer of charge accumulated in the pixels of the first group; and a second wire that differs from the first wire and transmits, from the control section, a second control signal for performing transfer of charge accumulated in the pixels of the second group.