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Title:
COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/009707
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In order to improve image quality, a compound-eye imaging device is provided with a plurality of facet optical systems, an imaging element, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of facet optical systems of the compound-eye imaging device are two-dimensionally arranged to face a subject. The imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device is provided with a plurality of pixels that receive light collected by the facet optical systems and generate an image signal on a facet-by-facet basis. The signal processing unit of the compound-eye imaging device generates an image corresponding to the subject on the basis of the image signal generated by the imaging element of the compound-eye imaging device.

Inventors:
NARABU TADAKUNI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2015/063310
Publication Date:
January 21, 2016
Filing Date:
May 08, 2015
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Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/225; G03B15/00; H04N5/335; H04N5/369; H04N9/07
Domestic Patent References:
WO2013042281A12013-03-28
Foreign References:
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3171587A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MARUSHIMA, TOSHIKAZU (JP)
Toshikazu Marushima (JP)
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