Image capturing sensor and image capturing apparatus
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1. An image capturing sensor comprising:
- a plurality of pixels divided into two or more groups and acquiring pixel signals by exposure to light; and
an output part having two or more output systems corresponding to said two or more groups in a one-to-one corresponding manner, wherein each of said two or more output systems outputs pixel signals acquired by the pixels of the corresponding group.
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Abstract
A plurality of pixels in a photoreception part of the image capturing sensor are divided into two groups: a first group for acquiring pixel signals for a motion picture, and a second group for acquiring the other pixel signals. A dedicated output system is disposed for each of the two groups, so that the pixel signals of the two groups can be outputted independently of each other. With the configuration, even when an instruction of acquiring a still picture is given during a period of capturing a motion picture, without being influenced by outputs of the second group, the pixel signals of the first group can be repeatedly outputted in predetermined time cycle.
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1. An image capturing sensor comprising:
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a plurality of pixels divided into two or more groups and acquiring pixel signals by exposure to light; and
an output part having two or more output systems corresponding to said two or more groups in a one-to-one corresponding manner, wherein each of said two or more output systems outputs pixel signals acquired by the pixels of the corresponding group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image capturing sensor comprising:
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a plurality of pixels divided into two or more groups and acquiring pixel signals by exposure to light;
an output part for outputting pixel signals acquired by said plurality of pixels; and
a drive part for repeatedly driving said output part in predetermined process cycles, wherein each of said process cycles is divided into two or more output periods for outputting the pixel signals acquired by said two or more groups from said output part. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of pixels divided into two or more groups for acquiring pictures of different properties, and acquiring pixel signals by exposure to light; and
an output part capable of outputting the pixel signals acquired by said two or more groups in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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an image capturing part capable of acquiring a still picture within a period of capturing a motion picture; and
a recording controller for recording a motion picture and a still picture which is acquired within the period of capturing said motion picture so as to be associated with each other. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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