An imaging device includes a plurality of image sensing pixels to generate pixel signals indicative of detected incident light, an analog-to-digital converter coupled to receive the pixel signals from the image sensing pixels and configured to convert the pixel signals into image data representing an image in the detected incident light, and an image signal processor coupled to receive the image data and configured to generate a high dynamic range image based on the image data. Each of the image sensing pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate photocharge corresponding to the detected incident light at the image sensing pixel, a floating diffusion region coupled to the photoelectric conversion element to accumulate the generated photocharge, and a dual conversion gain circuit that includes a PMOS transistor and is coupled to the floating diffusion region to provide additional capacitance to the floating diffusion region.

An imaging device includes a plurality of image sensing pixels to generate pixel signals indicative of detected incident light, an analog-to-digital converter coupled to receive the pixel signals from the image sensing pixels and configured to convert the pixel signals into image data representing an image in the detected incident light, and an image signal processor coupled to receive the image data and configured to generate a high dynamic range image based on the image data. Each of the image sensing pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate photocharge corresponding to the detected incident light at the image sensing pixel, a floating diffusion region coupled to the photoelectric conversion element to accumulate the generated photocharge, and a dual conversion gain circuit that includes a PMOS transistor and is coupled to the floating diffusion region to provide additional capacitance to the floating diffusion region.

An image capturing apparatus including an image sensor that can set exposure conditions for each exposure area having one or more pixels, the image sensor capturing an image with the set exposure conditions, acquire an image recognition area where image recognition is to be performed by performing image processing on the image captured by the image sensor, to determine a transition setting of the exposure conditions to be applied to the exposure area corresponding to the image recognition area based on content of the image recognition, and to perform image capturing through the image sensor by applying the transition setting of the determined exposure conditions.

An image capturing apparatus including an image sensor that can set exposure conditions for each exposure area having one or more pixels, the image sensor capturing an image with the set exposure conditions, acquire an image recognition area where image recognition is to be performed by performing image processing on the image captured by the image sensor, to determine a transition setting of the exposure conditions to be applied to the exposure area corresponding to the image recognition area based on content of the image recognition, and to perform image capturing through the image sensor by applying the transition setting of the determined exposure conditions.

To provide a photoelectric conversion device that has an avalanche photodiode and can suppress image quality deterioration, in a photoelectric conversion device, a photoelectric conversion element including an avalanche photodiode for photoelectrically converting an optical image, an image generation unit configured to generate a first image based on a signal acquired by the photoelectric conversion element, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first characteristic information of the photoelectric conversion element, and a correction processing unit configured to perform first correction processing on the first image by using the first characteristic information are provided, and in the correction processing unit, weighting of the first correction processing is made different according to a magnitude of a pixel signal in the first image.

To provide a photoelectric conversion device that has an avalanche photodiode and can suppress image quality deterioration, in a photoelectric conversion device, a photoelectric conversion element including an avalanche photodiode for photoelectrically converting an optical image, an image generation unit configured to generate a first image based on a signal acquired by the photoelectric conversion element, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first characteristic information of the photoelectric conversion element, and a correction processing unit configured to perform first correction processing on the first image by using the first characteristic information are provided, and in the correction processing unit, weighting of the first correction processing is made different according to a magnitude of a pixel signal in the first image.

A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a photoelectric conversion element including an avalanche photodiode for photoelectrically converting an optical image; an image generating unit configured to generate a first image based on a signal that has been acquired by the photoelectric conversion element; an acquisition unit configured to acquire first characteristic information of the photoelectric conversion element; a first correction processing unit configured to perform first correction processing for correcting linearity of the first image using the first characteristic information; and a second correction processing unit configured to perform second correction processing for performing interpolation based on the first characteristic information and information of the first image.

A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises a photoelectric conversion element including an avalanche photodiode for photoelectrically converting an optical image; an image generating unit configured to generate a first image based on a signal that has been acquired by the photoelectric conversion element; an acquisition unit configured to acquire first characteristic information of the photoelectric conversion element; a first correction processing unit configured to perform first correction processing for correcting linearity of the first image using the first characteristic information; and a second correction processing unit configured to perform second correction processing for performing interpolation based on the first characteristic information and information of the first image.

Adaptive acquisition control timing control for image and video acquisition and processing includes obtaining, by an auto-exposure compensation component of an image processing pipeline of an image capture apparatus, during a current sensor readout window corresponding to obtaining current input image data from an image sensor of the image capture apparatus, in accordance with defined image acquisition and processing timing data, current auto-exposure compensation data for processing subsequent input image data obtained from the image sensor during a subsequent sensor readout window sequentially immediately subsequent to the current sensor readout window, and outputting, to a second data storage unit instance of the image processing pipeline, by the auto-exposure compensation component, during the current sensor readout window, the current auto-exposure compensation data.

Adaptive acquisition control timing control for image and video acquisition and processing includes obtaining, by an auto-exposure compensation component of an image processing pipeline of an image capture apparatus, during a current sensor readout window corresponding to obtaining current input image data from an image sensor of the image capture apparatus, in accordance with defined image acquisition and processing timing data, current auto-exposure compensation data for processing subsequent input image data obtained from the image sensor during a subsequent sensor readout window sequentially immediately subsequent to the current sensor readout window, and outputting, to a second data storage unit instance of the image processing pipeline, by the auto-exposure compensation component, during the current sensor readout window, the current auto-exposure compensation data.