An image sensor comprises a row driver, a first row line which is connected to the row driver, first to fourth pixels connected to the first row line, first to fourth column lines connected to the first to fourth pixels and configured to receive respective first to fourth output signals from the first to fourth pixels, a boosting circuit connected to the first to fourth column lines, a second row line connected to the boosting circuit, first and second boosting drivers connected, respectively, to first and second terminals of the second row line. The boosting circuit may adjust voltage of the first and second output signals based on a first boosting enable signal received from the first boosting driver and may adjust a voltage of the third and fourth output signals based on a second boosting enable signal received from the second boosting driver.

The control module outputs a control signal to control the first image capture module and the second image capture module to be in a working state in a time-sharing manner. A first signal interface is electrically connected to the first node. The first optimization unit is electrically connected between the first node and the first image capture module, and the second optimization unit is electrically connected between the first node and the second image capture module. The first optimization unit is configured to ensure the smoothness of a curve of a first image signal corresponding to a first image captured when the first image capture module is in the working state, and the second optimization unit is configured to ensure the smoothness of a curve of a second image signal corresponding to a second image captured when the second image capture module is in the working state.

An electronic control device is connected via a cable to each of a plurality of sensors which outputs a sensor output for each data acquisition cycle determined in advance in accordance with a clock signal. The electronic control device includes a power supply unit configured to supply power to the sensor via the cable, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a feature amount directly or indirectly indicating a magnitude of radiation noise from at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors, a phase difference decision unit configured to decide a phase difference of a data acquisition cycle for each of the plurality of sensors based on the feature amount, and a control unit configured to transmit the phase difference to each of the plurality of sensors.

Embodiments of pixel circuit, image sensor, image pickup device and methods for using the same are provided. In an example, the pixel circuit comprises a source module configured to output non-simultaneously a reference signal indicative of a reset level and an electrical signal indicative of incident light, a sampling module comprising a first sampling unit, a second sampling unit and a sampling switch, a first switch module configured to be electrically coupled between the source module and the sampling module, and a second switch module configured to be electrically coupled between the sampling module and a bus.

An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an imaging unit having a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is arranged; a readout controller that controls readout of pixel signals from pixels included in the pixel region; a first unit-of-readout setting unit that sets a unit of readout as a part of the pixel region, for which the readout controller performs readout of the pixel signal; an image output unit that outputs a first image based on the pixel signal read out from the unit of readout to a subsequent stage; a second unit-of-readout controller that controls the unit of readout in which the readout controller performs readout of the pixel signal; and a recognition unit that learns training data for each of the units of readout, performs a recognition process on the pixel signal for each of the units of readout, and outputs a recognition result.

An image adjustment apparatus includes a receiver which is configured to receive a first input image of an object which is time-synchronously captured and a second input image in which a motion event of the object is sensed time-asynchronously, and an adjuster which is configured to adjust the first input image and the second input image.

A method of controlling parameters for image sensors includes; receiving a first image and a second image, calculating first feature values related to the first image and second feature values related to the second image; generating comparison results by comparing the first feature values of fixed regions and first variable regions of the first image with the second feature values of fixed regions and first variable regions of the second image, and controlling at least one parameter on the basis of the comparison results.

A photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure includes: a scanning unit; a first storage unit that stores a first setting value representing a setting of a first scan in response to an input from the outside; and a second storage unit that stores a second setting value representing a setting of a second scan in response to an input from the outside, wherein the scanning unit performs the first scan based on the first setting value and the second scan based on the second setting value in one frame period, and wherein both storing of the first setting value in the first storage unit and storing of the second setting value by the second storage unit are performed prior to a start of the first scan and a start of the second scan.

An image sensing device includes an image sensor suitable for correcting depth information based on a control signal, and for generating image data according to the depth information, and a controller suitable for analyzing an error of the depth information, and for generating the control signal, based on first and second cycle signals provided from the image sensor.

An image sensor includes a pixel array that includes a first pixel group located in a first row and including a first select transistor and a first floating diffusion region, a second pixel group located in a second row and including a second select transistor and a second floating diffusion region, and a column line connected to both the first pixel group and the second pixel group. While charges generated by a photoelectric conversion element of the first pixel group are transferred to the first floating diffusion region, the first select transistor is turned off, the second select transistor is turned on, and a first voltage is applied to the column line through the second select transistor. A photoelectric conversion element of the second pixel group generates charges prior to the photoelectric conversion element of the first pixel group, so as to be transferred to the second floating diffusion region.