Image sensing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
- (a) image sensing means for converting an optical image to an electrical signal;
(b) recombining means for recombining a portion of charges in said image sensing means with the majority carrier; and
(c) recombination control means for making said recombining means operative for almost the whole of the horizontal blanking interval, for a first additional interval immediately before said horizontal blanking interval, and for a second additional interval which is shorter than said first additional interval and which is immediately after said horizontal blanking interval, when the electrical signal in said image sensing means is read out at a standard television period.
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Abstract
An image sensing apparatus comprises: a photodetector for converting an optical image to a charge signal; a recombination circuit for recombining a portion of the charges in the photodetector with the majority carrier; an instruction circuit for instructing change-over between the still mode, in which only one predetermined image signal is formed in the photodetector, and the movie mode, in which a plurality of image signals are formed; and a controller for switching the recombining capability by the recombination circuit during the formation of an image in accordance with an instruction output of the instruction circuit, in which the recombining capability in the still mode is controlled so as to be higher than that in the movie mode.
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30 Claims
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1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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(a) image sensing means for converting an optical image to an electrical signal; (b) recombining means for recombining a portion of charges in said image sensing means with the majority carrier; and (c) recombination control means for making said recombining means operative for almost the whole of the horizontal blanking interval, for a first additional interval immediately before said horizontal blanking interval, and for a second additional interval which is shorter than said first additional interval and which is immediately after said horizontal blanking interval, when the electrical signal in said image sensing means is read out at a standard television period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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(a) first and second regions for converting incident light to charges; (b) recombining means for recombining a portion of the charges in said second region with the majority carrier; (c) instructing means for instructing the recording of a still image; (d) control means for allowing the charges to be respectively stored in said first and second regions for a predetermined interval in response to an instruction of said instructing means, and for driving said recombining means and thereafter adding the charges in said first and second regions and reading them out; and (e) recording means for recording the signal read out for only one image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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(a) a photodetecting section for converting an optical image to a charge signal; (b) recombining means for recombining a portion of charges in said photodetecting section with the majority carrier; (c) instructing means for instructing a changeover between a still mode in which only an image signal corresponding to one predetermined picture plane is formed in said photodetecting section and a movie mode in which a plurality of image signals are formed; and (d) control means for switching a recombining capability of said recombining means during the formation of an image in accordance with an instruction output of said instructing means, wherein said recombining capability in the still mode is controlled so as to be higher than said recombining capability in the movie mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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(a) image sensing means for picking up an optical image; (b) control means for allowing charges in said image sensing means to be combined periodically with charges of the opposite polarity; and (c) instructing means for switching charge combination characteristics of said control means in accordance with an image pickup quantity using said image sensing means. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An image sensing apparatus comprising:
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(a) image sensing means for picking up an optical image; (b) readout means for periodically reading out an output of said image sensing means; and (c) control means for allowing charges in said image sensing means to be combined with charges of the opposite polarity during an interval when said periodic readout operation is stopped and at the leading time and trailing time of said periodical readout operation.
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Specification