Image capturing apparatus capable of extracting a moving object
First Claim
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- a solid image pickup element including a photosensitive element and a transistor for logarithmic transformation, in which an output signal from the photosensitive element is input into a first electrode, for outputting a signal, which is logarithmically varied with respect to an incident light intensity to the photosensitive element; and
a voltage controller for controlling a voltage to be applied to a second electrode of the transistor, wherein the voltage controller applies a first reset voltage to the second electrode, so as to reset the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a state of moving object extraction image pickup, and wherein the first reset voltage is a voltage for resetting the transistor in one reset level selected from a plurality of reset levels of the transistor.
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Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprises a solid image pickup element having pixels for outputting signals, which are logarithmically varied with respect to an incident light intensity, and a voltage controller. Each of the pixels includes an photoelectric conversion element, and a MOS transistor for logarithmic transformation, in which an output from the photoelectric conversion element is input into a drain. The voltage controller can apply, to a source, a reset voltage for resetting the transistor in such a manner that the photoelectric conversion element is operated in a moving object extraction image pickup mode. Furthermore, the voltage controller applies, to the source, the reset voltage for resetting the transistor to a level selected from a plurality of reset levels for moving object extraction image pickup.
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21 Claims
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1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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a solid image pickup element including a photosensitive element and a transistor for logarithmic transformation, in which an output signal from the photosensitive element is input into a first electrode, for outputting a signal, which is logarithmically varied with respect to an incident light intensity to the photosensitive element; and
a voltage controller for controlling a voltage to be applied to a second electrode of the transistor, wherein the voltage controller applies a first reset voltage to the second electrode, so as to reset the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a state of moving object extraction image pickup, and wherein the first reset voltage is a voltage for resetting the transistor in one reset level selected from a plurality of reset levels of the transistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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a solid image pickup element including a photosensitive element and a transistor, in which an output signal from the photosensitive element is input into a first electrode, for outputting a signal; and
a voltage controller for controlling a voltage to be applied to a second electrode of the transistor, wherein the voltage controller applies a first reset voltage to the second electrode, so as to reset the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a state of moving object extraction image pickup, and wherein a voltage change quantity in applying the first reset voltage is smaller than a half of a voltage change quantity required for resetting the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a normal image pickup state. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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a solid image pickup element including a photosensitive element and a transistor, in which an output signal from the photosensitive element is input into a first electrode, for outputting a signal; and
a voltage controller for controlling a voltage to be applied to a second electrode of the transistor, wherein the voltage controller applies a first reset voltage to the second electrode, so as to reset the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a state of moving object extraction image pickup, and wherein a period of time, during which the first reset voltage is applied, is shorter than a reset time required for resetting the transistor in such a manner that the image capturing apparatus is operated in a normal image pickup state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An adjusting method for an image capturing apparatus provided with a solid image pickup element having pixels, including a photosensitive element and a transistor for receiving an output signal from the photosensitive element and outputting a signal, comprises the steps of:
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calculating a reset condition of the transistor in order to achieve a moving object extraction image pickup at a luminance higher than an upper limit value within an assumed object luminance range; and
resetting the transistor in the calculated reset condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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