Patent ID: 9019391
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device having an image pickup area that is divided into sub-image pickup areas, the sub-image pickup areas comprising pixels that comprise CMOS photo sensors, the image pickup device configured to concurrently perform a rolling shutter method in each of the sub-image pickup areas, so as to simultaneously output image signals produced by the pixels of each of the sub-image pickup areas; and an image processor to process the image signals output from the image pickup device, wherein the sub-image pickup areas are arranged such that each sub-image pick-up area comprises a plurality of rows of pixels, and at least one pixel included in an odd numbered sub-image pickup area outputs an image signal from an uppermost line to a bottommost line adjacent to another of the sub-image pickup areas, and from left to right within one line in sequence, and at least one pixel included in an even numbered sub-image pickup area outputs an image signal from a bottommost line to an uppermost line adjacent to another of the sub-image pickup areas, and from left to right within one line in sequence, wherein when at least one pixel in the uppermost line of the odd numbered sub-image pickup area outputs an image signal, at least one pixel in the bottommost line of the even numbered sub-image pickup area simultaneously outputs an image signal and when at least one pixel in the bottommost line of the odd numbered sub-image pickup area outputs an image signal, at least one pixel in the uppermost line of the even numbered sub-image pickup area simultaneously outputs an image signal.