Patent ID: 8031241
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel array unit configured by arranging unit pixels including charge generating units and output transistors that output processing object signals corresponding to charges generated by the charge generating units; an imaging-condition determining unit that compares a determination level suitable for each of the unit pixels with the processing object signals outputted from the unit pixels to determine whether a large light-amount imaging condition, when an amount of light larger than that of light representing a saturation level is made incident on the charge generating units, is satisfied; a control unit that performs control, on condition that the imaging-condition determining unit determines that the large light-amount imaging condition is satisfied, to correct an output signal based on the processing object signals outputted from the unit pixels such that a harmful effect due to the large light-amount imaging condition is suppressed in the output signal; and a reference-signal generating unit that generates a reference signal having an initial value for determining whether the large light-amount imaging condition is satisfied and the determination level in time series, wherein,