Switching techniques for fast voltage settling in image sensors are described. In one embodiment, a transfer gate (TX) driver circuit of an image sensor includes a TX driver configured to provide a TX driver voltage to a plurality of pixels of an image sensor. A power supply (NVDD) is operationally coupled to the TX driver. A first switch (SW1) operationally coupling an outside capacitance (Cext) and the TX driver. A second switch (SW2) operationally coupling the Cext and the NVDD. A third switch (SW3) operationally coupling the NVDD and the TX driver. A falling edge of the TX driver voltage is configured to control a start of data transfer from individual pixels of the plurality of pixels. The SW1 and the SW2 are configured in an open position before the falling edge of the TX driver voltage. The SW3 is configured in a closed position before the falling edge.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and methods for generating a hybrid image by high-dynamic-range counting. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to acquire an image from a pixelated detector, obtain a sparsity map of the acquired image, the sparsity map indicating low-flux regions of the acquired image and high-flux regions of the acquired image, generate a low-flux image and a high-flux image based on the sparsity map, perform event analysis of the acquired image based on the low-flux image and the high-flux image, the event analysis including detecting, within the low-flux image, incident events by an event counting mode, multiply, by a normalization constant, resulting intensities of the high-flux image and the detected incident events of the low-flux image, and generate the hybrid image by merging the low-flux image and the high-flux image.

Devices and methods for reducing parallax in graphic content captured by a camera array include identifying color fringes that correspond to the parallax in the captured graphic content, determining an amount of displacement of the color fringes and adjusting the parallax in the captured graphic content based on the amount of displacement. The camera array may comprise a two-dimensional array of cameras.

In an imaging device including a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels is arranged, each of the pixels including first and second photoelectric conversion units, and a micro lens that collects incident light to the first and second photoelectric conversion units, in a first frame period, a first signal based on a signal electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion unit and a second signal based on a signal electric charge generated in at least the second photoelectric conversion unit are read out from a plurality of pixels included in a part of the pixel array, and in a second frame period, a third signal based on the signal electric charges generated in the first and the second photoelectric conversion units is read out from a plurality of pixels included in another part of the pixel array.

There is provided a solid-state imaging element in which a first substrate in which a pixel circuit including a pixel array unit is formed and a second substrate in which a plurality of signal processing circuits are formed are laminated, and a common reference clock is supplied to the plurality of signal processing circuits that are formed on the second substrate.

A camera assembly for generating high dynamic range images. The camera assembly includes a sensor that images a portion of a local area, and a controller. The sensor includes a plurality of augmented pixels, each augmented pixel having a plurality of gates and at least some of the gates have a respective local storage location. An exposure interval of each augmented pixel is divided into intervals associated with the gates, and each local storage location stores image data during a respective interval. The controller reads out, after the exposure interval of each augmented pixel, the image data stored in the respective local storage locations of each augmented pixel to form intermediate images that each have a dynamic range. The controller then generates an image for the portion of the local area using the intermediate images, the image having a higher dynamic range than each of the intermediate images.

The invention relates to pixel circuit and an operating method thereof, comprising—a front-end circuit (1) comprising a single photodiode (PD) and having an output (4), said front-end circuit (1) being configured for delivering on said output a photoreceptor signal derived from a light exposure of said single photodiode (PD);—a transient detector circuit (2) configured for detecting a change in said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output (4);—an exposure measurement circuit (3) configured for measuring said photoreceptor signal delivered on said output (4) upon detection by the transient detector circuit (2) of a change in the photoreceptor signal. The invention also relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits

In an embodiment, a system includes an immersive camera module including a camera mounting block having a plurality of camera mounting sites and a plurality of cameras mounted to the plurality of camera mounting sites. Each of the plurality of cameras includes a partially-overlapping field of view, and the camera module is configured to comprehensively capture a target space. The system further includes a chassis operatively coupled with the immersive camera module, the chassis configured to smoothly maneuver the camera module comprehensively through the target space. Aspects herein can also relate to methods for capturing immersions, systems and methods for providing immersions, and systems and methods for viewing and controlling immersions.

A sensor includes pixels each including: a first transistor and a first switch in series between a first node and an internal node of the pixel, a gate of the first transistor being coupled to a second node; a capacitive element, a first terminal of which is connected to the second node; and a plurality of assemblies each including a capacitance in series with a second switch coupled to the internal node. The sensor includes a circuit configured to control, each time a voltage is stored in one of the assemblies, the interruption of a current between the first node and the internal node: by switching a first potential applied to a second terminal of the capacitive element; or by opening the first switch.

To check image changes corresponding to changes made to image-capture conditions by causing display unit to display multiple images captured under different image-capture conditions. Digital camera includes: image-capture unit having multiple first image sensors and multiple second image sensors disposed therein, first image sensors configured to capture image under first image-capture conditions, second image sensors configured to capture image under second image-capture conditions different from first image-capture conditions, image-capture unit configured to output first image data generated based on subject image which entered first image sensors and second image data generated based on subject image which entered second image sensors; and control unit configured to display first image based on first image data and second image based on second image data on display unit in such manner that selection can be made between respective recording forms of first image data and second image data.