JP2020014195A5

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Publication number: JP2020014195A5
Application number: JP2019104796A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2019-06-04
Publication date: 2022-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2039-06-04

Description

上記目的を達成するために、本発明の撮像装置は、各々が複数の光電変換部および１つのマイクロレンズを備えた画素が複数配置された画素部と、前記画素部を駆動する駆動手段と、前記画素部から出力された画像データを記憶する記憶手段と、前記画像データの一部である第１の画像データを用いた演算を行う第１の処理と、前記画像データに対して画像を得るための処理を行う第２の処理とを行う少なくとも１つの画像処理手段と、前記画素部から出力された画像データを、前記記憶手段および前記画像処理手段に転送する制御を行う制御手段と、を有し、前記制御手段は、前記画素部から出力された画像データのうち、少なくとも前記第１の画像データの一部を、前記記憶手段に格納せずに前記画像処理手段に転送し、前記第１の画像データの残りと、前記画素部から出力された画像データのうち、第２の画像データを、前記記憶手段に記憶し、前記第１の画像データの残りと、前記第２の画像データを、前記記憶手段から前記画像処理手段に転送するように制御し、前記駆動手段は、前記第１の画像データおよび前記第２の画像データを前記画像処理手段に転送する順序とは異なる所定の順序で前記画像データを出力するように前記画素部を駆動する。 In order to achieve the above object, the image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and one microlens are arranged, a driving means for driving the pixel unit, and a driving means for driving the pixel unit. A storage means for storing the image data output from the pixel portion, a first process for performing an operation using the first image data which is a part of the image data, and obtaining an image for the image data. At least one image processing means for performing the second processing for performing the processing for the purpose, and a control means for controlling the transfer of the image data output from the pixel unit to the storage means and the image processing means. The control means transfers at least a part of the first image data out of the image data output from the pixel unit to the image processing means without storing it in the storage means, and transfers the first image data to the image processing means . Of the rest of the image data of 1 and the image data output from the pixel portion, the second image data is stored in the storage means, and the rest of the first image data and the second image data are stored. Is controlled to be transferred from the storage means to the image processing means, and the driving means has a predetermined order different from the order of transferring the first image data and the second image data to the image processing means. The pixel unit is driven so as to output the image data in order.

Claims

A pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and one microlens are arranged, and a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged.
The driving means for driving the pixel portion and
A storage means for storing image data output from the pixel unit, and
At least one image that performs a first process of performing an operation using the first image data that is a part of the image data and a second process of performing a process for obtaining an image on the image data. Processing means and
It has a control means for controlling the transfer of image data output from the pixel unit to the storage means and the image processing means.
The control means transfers at least a part of the first image data out of the image data output from the pixel unit to the image processing means without storing it in the storage means, and transfers the first image. Of the rest of the data and the image data output from the pixel unit, the second image data is stored in the storage means, and the rest of the first image data and the second image data are stored in the storage means. Controlled to transfer from the storage means to the image processing means,
The driving means drives the pixel unit so as to output the image data in a predetermined order different from the order in which the first image data and the second image data are transferred to the image processing means. An image pickup device as a feature.

The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image processing means further includes a rearranging means for rearranging the order of the transferred image data.

The first process includes correlation calculation, calculation for generating an image to be displayed, calculation for creating a defocus map, calculation for tracking a subject, calculation for controlling exposure, calculation for determining white balance, and flicker. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of an operation for detecting and an operation for determining a flash emission amount.

A pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and one microlens are arranged, and a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged.
The driving means for driving the pixel portion and
A storage means for storing image data output from the pixel unit, and
A first process for performing an operation using the first image data which is a part of the image data, a second process for performing a process for obtaining an image for the image data, and the first image. At least one image processing means for performing a third process of performing an operation using a third image data which is another part of the image data, which is different from the data.
It has a control means for controlling the transfer of image data output from the pixel unit to the storage means and the image processing means.
The control means transfers at least a part of the first and third image data out of the image data output from the pixel unit to the image processing means without storing the first and third image data in the storage means, and also transfers the first and third image data to the image processing means. Of the first and third image data excluding the part and the image data output from the pixel part, the second image data is stored in the storage means, and the part is removed from the storage means. The first and third image data and the second image data are controlled to be transferred to the image processing means, and the first and third image data are controlled to be transferred to the image processing means.
The driving means is characterized in that the pixel unit is driven so as to output the image data in a predetermined order different from the order in which the first image data and the second image data are transferred to the image processing means. Image pickup device.

The image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the image processing means further includes a rearranging means for rearranging the order of the transferred image data.

The first process includes correlation calculation, calculation for generating an image to be displayed, calculation for creating a defocus map, calculation for tracking a subject, calculation for controlling exposure, calculation for determining white balance, and flicker. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one of an operation for detecting and an operation for determining the amount of light emitted from the flash.

The third process includes correlation calculation, calculation for generating an image to be displayed, calculation for creating a defocus map, calculation for tracking a subject, calculation for controlling exposure, calculation for determining white balance, and flicker. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one of an operation for detecting and an operation for determining the amount of light emitted from the flash, which is different from the first process.

A pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and one microlens are arranged, and a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged.
The driving means for driving the pixel portion and
A storage means for storing image data output from the pixel unit, and
The first process of performing an operation using the first image data which is a part of the image data output from the pixel unit, and the process of obtaining an image for the image data output from the pixel unit. At least one image processing means for performing the second processing to be performed, and
It has a control means for controlling the transfer of image data output from the pixel unit to the storage means and the image processing means.
The control means stores all the image data output from the pixel unit in the storage means, and transfers the first image data to the image processing means while storing the first image data in the storage means, and the first image processing means. After transferring the image data, the second image data among the first image data and the image data stored in the storage means is transferred from the storage means to the image processing means in a predetermined order. Control to
The driving means drives the pixel unit so as to output the image data in a predetermined order different from the order in which the first image data and the second image data are transferred to the image processing means. An image pickup device as a feature.

The image processing means further performs a third process of performing an operation using a third image data which is another part of the image data output from the pixel portion, which is different from the first image data. ,
The control means further transfers the third image data to the image processing means while storing the third image data in the storage means, transfers the first and third image data, and then transfers the first and third image data from the storage means to the first. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image data of 1, the second image data, and the third image data are controlled to be transferred to the image processing means in a predetermined order.

The first process includes correlation calculation, calculation for generating an image to be displayed, calculation for creating a defocus map, calculation for tracking a subject, calculation for controlling exposure, calculation for determining white balance, and flicker. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one of an operation for detecting and an operation for determining the amount of light emitted from the flash.

The third process includes correlation calculation, calculation for generating an image to be displayed, calculation for creating a defocus map, calculation for tracking a subject, calculation for controlling exposure, calculation for determining white balance, and flicker. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one of an operation for detecting and an operation for determining the amount of light emitted from the flash, which is different from the first process.