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Image apparatus, driving method, and camera
 
   
Document Number
US Patent 7528872
Issued Date
May 5, 2009
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In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive scanning circuit to progressively read pixel signals by a first scanning control signal, and an interlace scanning circuit to read pixel signals with an interlaced manner by a second scanning control signal different from the first scanning control signal, and arbitrarily carries out combining of progressive reading and interlace reading in one frame in accordance with a combination of the respective scanning control signals, and reads pixel signals.
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Published
May 5, 2009
Application Number
10/910,779
Filed
August 3, 2004
US Classification
348/296   348/308
Int'l Classification
H04N   3/14   (20060101)   H04N   5/335   (20060101)  
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Aug 04, 2003 [JP] 2003-285786 Aug 05, 2003 [JP] 2003-286775 Aug 08, 2003 [JP] 2003/206850
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348/230.1   348/296   348/304   348/308  
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