Abstract: In a camera in which a lens unit can be replaced, a camera, which individually grasps lens characteristics corresponding to a picked-up subject image, is provided. The camera is characterized by including a camera main body, a lens unit having an image pickup optical system for focusing a subject image, an image pickup means for picking up the subject image and converting it into electric image information, an optical characteristics memory unit for storing optical characteristics inherent to the image pickup optical system, an image memory unit for storing the image information and the optical characteristics of the lens unit used when the image information is obtained by causing them to correspond to each other, and an image processing means for subjecting the image information to image processing based on the optical characteristics which are caused to correspond to the image information.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having two-dimensionally arrayed pixels each having a first photoelectric conversion device and a second photoelectric conversion device located at positions regarded as the same position at which image is formed by an imaging optical system and a means for independently resetting each of signals accumulated at the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device; a reset control means for executing a resetting of the signal of all first photoelectric conversion devices of the pixel section as a first resetting operation, and executing, after a desired exposure time subsequent to the first resetting operation, a resetting of the signal of all second photoelectric conversion devices of said pixel section as a second resetting operation; a read means for reading simultaneously or almost simultaneously signals of the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device of each pixel star

Abstract: In a camera in which a lens unit can be replaced, a camera, which individually grasps lens characteristics corresponding to a picked-up subject image, is provided. The camera is characterized by including a camera main body, a lens unit having an image pickup optical system for focusing a subject image, an image pickup means for picking up the subject image and converting it into electric image information, an optical characteristics memory unit for storing optical characteristics inherent to the image pickup optical system, an image memory unit for storing the image information and the optical characteristics of the lens unit used when the image information is obtained by causing them to correspond to each other, and an image processing means for subjecting the image information to image processing based on the optical characteristics which are caused to correspond to the image information.

Abstract: There is provided a camera, a lens unit, a camera body and a photographed image processing method that allow a good image to be readily obtained even by using the lens unit having new lens characteristics or that requires to use a new image processing algorism. The camera has the camera body, the lens unit having a photographing optical system for forming an image of an object, image pickup means for picking up the image of the object to convert it into electrical image information and image processing means for processing the image information corresponding to the lens characteristics of the lens unit.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having two-dimensionally arrayed pixels each having a first photoelectric conversion device and a second photoelectric conversion device located at positions regarded as the same position at which image is formed by an imaging optical system and a means for independently resetting each of signals accumulated at the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device; a reset control means for executing a resetting of the signal of all first photoelectric conversion devices of the pixel section as a first resetting operation, and executing, after a desired exposure time subsequent to the first resetting operation, a resetting of the signal of all second photoelectric conversion devices of said pixel section as a second resetting operation; a read means for reading simultaneously or almost simultaneously signals of the first photoelectric conversion device and the second photoelectric conversion device of each pixel star

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus having hermetic seal portion capable of packaged in a smaller size by a simple construction and fabricated with high precision at wafer level is constructed such that an epoxy-type resin sheet having opening portion only at light-receiving portion is adhered to solid-state image pickup device chip by an adhesive and a transparent member capable of becoming a flat-plate portion is adhered onto the epoxy-type resin sheet by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: In a solid-state image pickup apparatus including a pixel section having a plurality of arrayed pixels and a scanning circuit for scanning the pixel section, the scanning circuit is constructed as having: a shift register section consisting of cascaded shift register units; a signal select section consisting of a plurality of signal select units arranged in a manner corresponding to the shift register units; and a scan control section for generating scan control signal for controlling the signal select unit. Outputs of the shift register units are selectively provided as scanning signal through the signal select units which are controlled by the scan control signal. Thereby, pixel signals corresponding to a full angle of view can be read out at a rapid frame rate even in the high-definition solid-state image pickup apparatus where the number of pixels is very large.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus having hermetic seal portion capable of packaged in a smaller size by a simple construction and fabricated with high precision at wafer level is constructed such that an epoxy-type resin sheet having opening portion only at light-receiving portion is adhered to solid-state image pickup device chip by an adhesive and a transparent member capable of becoming a flat-plate portion is adhered onto the epoxy-type resin sheet by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus having hermetic seal portion capable of packaged in a smaller size by a simple construction and fabricated with high precision at wafer level is constructed such that an epoxy-type resin sheet having opening portion only at light-receiving portion is adhered to solid-state image pickup device chip by an adhesive and a transparent member capable of becoming a flat-plate portion is adhered onto the epoxy-type resin sheet by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus having hermetic seal portion capable of packaged in a smaller size by a simple construction and fabricated with high precision at wafer level is constructed such that an epoxy-type resin sheet having opening portion only at light-receiving portion is adhered to solid-state image pickup device chip by an adhesive and a transparent member capable of becoming a flat-plate portion is adhered onto the epoxy-type resin sheet by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: A two-dimensional rangefinding sensor of the present invention consisting of an illuminating device for projecting light beams, which undergoes luminance modulation at a predetermined frequency for a predetermined duration with a predetermined cycle time, onto an object, an image-formation optical system for forming an image of the object illuminated with light beams which have undergone the luminance modulation and which have been projected from the illuminating device, a two-dimensional image sensor mounted on an image-formation plane of the image-formation optical system, a driving means for performing a modulation driving operation on an electrode terminal, which is operative to determine the sensitivity of the two-dimensional image sensor at the frequency, and a reading means for reading a signal corresponding to a signal charge generated in each of picture elements of the image sensors.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device composed of static induction transistors arranged in a matrix-like manner between a plurality of row lines and a plurality of vertical signal lines, drive means for simultaneously reading out during a predetermined readout period the signals stored in the static induction transistors, in accordance with row selection signals to be applied to the row lines, and holding them in drive transistors, and successively reading out the signals thus held within the horizontal scanning period, and means for preventing spurious signals from being generated by the ON operation of those static induction transistors to which the row selection signals are not applied. This construction effectively prevents blooming generation due to the superimposition of signals from non-selected static induction transistors.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus having a plurality of row lines to which a row selection control signal is applied, a plurality of column lines to which a column selection control signal is applied, a plurality of static induction transistors whose source electrodes are connected to the column lines, capacitors which connects the gate electrodes of the static induction transistors to the row lines, column selecting transistors and resetting transistors connected to the column lines, in which, to perform non-destructive readout, the row selection control signal is set to low level when the resetting transistors operate. At the time of non-destructive readout, optical signal charges which have been accumulated in the capacitors are not discharged, so that outputs in accordance with optical signal charges can be read out again.

Abstract: A solid state image pickup device having a shutter function is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of picture cells each having a static induction transistor arranged in a matrix. The device further comprises a plurality of gate signal lines for simultaneously supplying gate signals to the picture cells placed on respective rows of the matrix, a vertical scanning register for generating and scanning the gate signals, a plurality of signal readout lines for reading out light signals stored in the picture cells placed on respective columns of the matrix, a shift register for simultaneously and temporarily storing read out signals and converting them into time series signals, a device connected between the signal readout means and the temporary storage means for controlling the connection therebetween.