IMAGE SENSOR, OPERATION METHOD THEROF,AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME

摘要

PURPOSE: An image sensor, an operating method thereof, and devices including the same are provided to generate an improved three-dimensional image, a three-dimensional color image, a three-dimensional thermal image, or a two-dimensional color thermal image by using a pixel array including thermal image pixels, depth pixels, and color pixels. CONSTITUTION: If pulse light generated from a light source is reflected from a target, an image sensor senses the reflected pulse light to measure a distance between the image sensor and the target(S10). The image sensor activates a color pixel array, a depth pixel array, and a thermal image pixel array according to a measured distance(S12). [Reference numerals] (S10) Measure a distance between an image sensor and a target; (S12) Activate at least one of color pixel, depth pixel, and thermal image pixel according to the measured distance