Patent ID: 9414046
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G03B,H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image sensor, comprising: photoelectric converting elements that are arranged two-dimensionally and photoelectrically convert incident light to electric signals, respectively; and aperture masks provided on the photoelectric converting elements, wherein photoelectric converting element groups each including n photoelectric converting elements out of the photoelectric converting elements are arranged cyclically, where n is an integer equal to or larger than 4, apertures in the aperture masks are positioned lopsidedly to be axisymmetric to each other with respect to each of two orthogonal axes defined on two-dimensional arrangement of each photoelectric converting element group, the image sensor further comprises: the selecting circuit selects at least two of the photoelectric converting elements provided with the aperture masks such that the apertures are axisymmetric with respect to one of the two axes.