Patent ID: 8953068
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging device comprising: an image capturing unit including an image sensor, in which a plurality of pixels are arranged that outputs a first pixel signal which is used for noise removal and a second pixel signal generated by an electrical charge resulting from photoelectric conversion, both of the first and second pixel signals being generated while subject light is received by the image sensor; a calculation unit that calculates correction values for correcting the second pixel signal, based on the first pixel signal; a correction unit that corrects the second pixel signal by using the correction values calculated by the calculation unit; and a control unit that controls the image capturing unit to assume one of a first output mode and a second output mode, the first output mode alternately outputting the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal from the plurality of pixels, the second output mode outputting the second pixel signal only from the plurality of pixels, wherein: if the control unit controls the image capturing unit to change from the first output mode to the second output mode, the correction unit corrects the second pixel signal of the second output mode by using the correction values calculated by the calculation unit when the image capturing unit assumed the first output mode.