Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an image sensor and a sensor module have a configuration in which the image sensor outputs first brightness information representing brightness information of first image information obtained with a first exposure time and second brightness information representing brightness information of second image information obtained with a second exposure time separately from a composite image obtained by synthesizing the first image information and the second image information, updates the first and second exposure times based on an exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information, and changes a synthesis set value used for synthesis of the composite image based on the exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information.

Abstract: In a related-art backlight correction process, an exposure time needs to be controlled, thus causing a problem for those who do not manufacture lenses and sensors on their own that it is difficult to implement the backlight correction process. According to one embodiment, a backlight correction process is performed by detecting a backlight state based on luminance information indicating a luminance distribution of an image extracted from pixel information constituting one image obtained from an image pickup device, calculating a correction setting value for correcting the backlight state of the image based on the luminance information and, correcting a backlight state of image information generated from the pixel information based on the calculated correction setting value.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an image sensor and a sensor module have a configuration in which the image sensor outputs first brightness information representing brightness information of first image information obtained with a first exposure time and second brightness information representing brightness information of second image information obtained with a second exposure time separately from a composite image obtained by synthesizing the first image information and the second image information, updates the first and second exposure times based on an exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information, and changes a synthesis set value used for synthesis of the composite image based on the exposure time set value externally generated based on the first brightness information and the second brightness information.