Patent ID: 9161017
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A 3D image capture device comprising: a light-transmitting section including first and second light-transmitting areas, the first light-transmitting area having a property to transmit light falling within a first wavelength range that is included in a color blue wavelength range and light falling within a second wavelength range that is included in a color green wavelength range, the second light-transmitting area having a property to transmit light falling within a third wavelength range, which is included in the color green wavelength range and of which the wavelength is longer than the second wavelength range, and light falling within a fourth wavelength range that is included in a color red wavelength range; an image sensor that is arranged to receive the light that has been transmitted through the light-transmitting section; a lens system that produces an image on an imaging area of the image sensor; and an image capturing driver that drives the image sensor so as to perform image capturing sessions at least twice in a row and that drives the light-transmitting section so that the first and second light-transmitting areas change their positions with each other every time an image capturing session is carried out, wherein the image sensor has a plurality of pixel blocks that are arranged two-dimensionally on the imaging area, and wherein each of the plurality of pixel blocks includes first, second, third and fourth pixels that mainly sense light rays falling within the first, second, third and fourth wavelength ranges, respectively.