Patent ID: 9191636
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising: an imaging unit comprising a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, and each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a color filter and a photoelectric conversion element, wherein the photoelectric conversion element is configured to receive light passing through the color filter, and has a light receiving sensitivity that is derived from a property of the color filter; a memory which is configured to store a ratio of a first light receiving sensitivity to a second light receiving sensitivity; a register that is configured to store an exposure time for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, wherein the exposure time for each pixel is derived from the light receiving sensitivity assigned to the pixel; and an auto luminous control unit that is configured to calculate the exposure time for at least one of the pixels in the plurality of pixels based on the ratio stored in the memory; wherein the plurality of color filters includes a white color filter and another color filter selected from a group consisting of a red color filter, a blue color filter and a green color filter, and wherein the exposure time of any pixel that includes a white color filter is shorter than any pixel that includes a red color filter, a blue color filter or green color filter.