TWI394445B - 根據照度之像素合併及均化 - Google Patents

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TWI394445B
TWI394445B TW095122752A TW95122752A TWI394445B TW I394445 B TWI394445 B TW I394445B TW 095122752 A TW095122752 A TW 095122752A TW 95122752 A TW95122752 A TW 95122752A TW I394445 B TWI394445 B TW I394445B
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/40—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
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    • H04N25/447—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled by partially reading an SSIS array by preserving the colour pattern with or without loss of information
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/40—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
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