An imaging system includes: an imaging device including an image sensor provided with an electronic shutter function, the imaging device being configured to capture a subject; a light source configured to emit illumination light for illuminating the subject; an identification unit configured to identify which one of a first light source and a second light source configured to emit light having a wavelength bandwidth different from a wavelength bandwidth of the first light source is employed as the light source used for observation; an electronic shutter controller configured to control the electronic shutter function of the image sensor based on a control pattern according to the classification of the light source identified by the identification unit; and an electronic shutter control pattern setting unit configured to set a control pattern of the electronic shutter function in accordance with the classification of the light source identified by the identification unit.

There is provided an image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit. A control unit controls the image capturing unit to capture a first image having exposure unevenness caused by flicker in a light source. A detection unit detects a timing at which there is a low change in a light amount caused by the flicker, based on the exposure unevenness in the first image. An accepting unit accepts an image capturing instruction. The control unit controls the image capturing unit to capture a second image at the detected timing in response to the image capturing instruction.

There is provided an image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit. A control unit controls the image capturing unit to capture a first image having exposure unevenness caused by flicker in a light source. A detection unit detects a timing at which there is a low change in a light amount caused by the flicker, based on the exposure unevenness in the first image. An accepting unit accepts an image capturing instruction. The control unit controls the image capturing unit to capture a second image at the detected timing in response to the image capturing instruction.

The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, an electronic apparatus, and an onboard electronic apparatus for suppressing the flicker caused by light sources over a wide range of frequencies. With the present technology, multiple images are captured consecutively at uneven intervals in a single-frame period of a video before being blended. This removes the flicker efficiently. The uneven capture timing in the single-frame period is made the same for multiple frames. This makes it possible to prevent low-frequency flicker from getting higher in frequency. The present disclosure may be applied to onboard cameras, for example.

The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, an electronic apparatus, and an onboard electronic apparatus for suppressing the flicker caused by light sources over a wide range of frequencies. With the present technology, multiple images are captured consecutively at uneven intervals in a single-frame period of a video before being blended. This removes the flicker efficiently. The uneven capture timing in the single-frame period is made the same for multiple frames. This makes it possible to prevent low-frequency flicker from getting higher in frequency. The present disclosure may be applied to onboard cameras, for example.

The present technology relates to an imaging device, a method of driving the same, and an electronic instrument capable of improving functions by using high-speed readout in a period shorter than the output cycle of an image. An imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a control unit that controls image readout by the pixel array unit. The control unit causes the pixel array unit to perform image readout twice or more within a cycle of outputting one image to the outside. The present technology can be applied to an imaging device or the like including a memory area, for example.

Provided are an image generation control device, an image generation control method, and an image generation control program that are capable of generating an image of an object to be imaged positioned in a vicinity of an imaging-hindering light source with high precision. In an image generation control device, based on luminance variation within a target area including the imaging-hindering light source and the object to be imaged, a calculation unit calculates an expected light-off period during which the imaging-hindering light source is turned off. An image-capturing control unit, by setting an exposure period of an image-capturing unit within the expected light-off period calculated by the calculation unit, makes the image-capturing unit capture an image including the target area within the expected light-off period.

A photosensitive detector includes an array of detection units, each detection unit having a light-sensing transistor (1), a charge storage transistor (2) and a reading transistor (3), or comprising a light-sensing transistor, a charge transfer transistor (4), a charge storage transistor and a reading transistor. The light-sensing transistor is configured to realize the light-sensing function of the photosensitive detector; the charge storage transistor is configured to store photogenerated charges; the reading transistor is configured to read a signal; and, the charge transfer transistor is configured to control the transfer of the photogenerated charges. The photosensitive detector can realize global shutter and fast reading, and is compatible with the existing floating gate CMOS process, and the failure of any pixel will not affect the normal operation of the whole imaging array.

A photosensitive detector includes an array of detection units, each detection unit having a light-sensing transistor (1), a charge storage transistor (2) and a reading transistor (3), or comprising a light-sensing transistor, a charge transfer transistor (4), a charge storage transistor and a reading transistor. The light-sensing transistor is configured to realize the light-sensing function of the photosensitive detector; the charge storage transistor is configured to store photogenerated charges; the reading transistor is configured to read a signal; and, the charge transfer transistor is configured to control the transfer of the photogenerated charges. The photosensitive detector can realize global shutter and fast reading, and is compatible with the existing floating gate CMOS process, and the failure of any pixel will not affect the normal operation of the whole imaging array.

An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device and a processor. The processor is configured to determine brightness of an image when the imaging apparatus is operating in a second operation mode. The processor is configured to increase imaging sensitivity of the imaging device when the processor determines that the brightness is darker than or equal to a first brightness. The processor is configured to cause the imaging apparatus to operate in a first operation mode when the processor determines that the brightness is darker than or equal to a second brightness darker than the first brightness after the processor increases the imaging sensitivity.