IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image-capturing apparatus comprisinga solid-state imaging device including a plurality of unit-cells arranged in a matrix,wherein each of the unit-cells includes a photoelectric conversion unit,the photoelectric conversion unit includes:
- a photoelectric conversion film formed above a semiconductor substrate;
a pixel electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface facing the semiconductor substrate; and
a transparent electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface being opposite the surface on which the pixel electrode is formed, andthe image-capturing apparatus further comprises;
a voltage applying unit configured to apply, between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode, a variable sensitivity voltage for controlling sensitivity of the solid-state imaging device;
a level detecting unit configured to detect an output level of image-captured image data from the solid-state imaging device; and
a controlling unit configured to vary the variable sensitivity voltage based on the output level detected by the level detecting unit.
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Abstract
An image-capturing apparatus including a solid-state imaging device including unit-cells arranged in a matrix, in which each of the unit-cells includes a photoelectric conversion unit including: a photoelectric conversion film formed above a semiconductor substrate; a pixel electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface facing the semiconductor substrate; and a transparent electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface being opposite the surface on which the pixel electrode is formed, and the image-capturing apparatus further includes: a voltage applying unit which applies, between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode, a variable sensitivity voltage for controlling sensitivity of the solid-state imaging device; a level detecting unit which detects an output level of image-captured image data from the solid-state imaging device; and a controlling unit which varies the variable sensitivity voltage based on the output level detected by the level detecting unit.
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6 Claims
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1. An image-capturing apparatus comprising
a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of unit-cells arranged in a matrix, wherein each of the unit-cells includes a photoelectric conversion unit, the photoelectric conversion unit includes: -
a photoelectric conversion film formed above a semiconductor substrate; a pixel electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface facing the semiconductor substrate; and a transparent electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface being opposite the surface on which the pixel electrode is formed, and the image-capturing apparatus further comprises; a voltage applying unit configured to apply, between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode, a variable sensitivity voltage for controlling sensitivity of the solid-state imaging device; a level detecting unit configured to detect an output level of image-captured image data from the solid-state imaging device; and a controlling unit configured to vary the variable sensitivity voltage based on the output level detected by the level detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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