WO2013031368A1 - 撮像装置、および信号処理方法、並びにプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program. More specifically, the present invention relates to an imaging apparatus that generates an image with a wide dynamic range, a signal processing method, and a program.
- Solid-state imaging devices such as CCD image sensors and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensors used in video cameras and digital still cameras accumulate charges according to the amount of incident light and output electrical signals corresponding to the accumulated charges. Perform photoelectric conversion.
- CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- the amount of stored charge reaches a saturation level when the amount of light exceeds a certain level, and the subject area with a certain level of brightness is set to a saturated luminance level. So-called overexposure occurs.
- processing is performed in which the exposure time is adjusted by controlling the charge accumulation period in the photoelectric conversion element and the sensitivity is controlled to the optimum value in accordance with changes in external light or the like. For example, for a bright subject, the exposure time is shortened by turning the shutter at a high speed, the charge accumulation period in the photoelectric conversion element is shortened, and an electric signal is output before the accumulated charge amount reaches the saturation level.
- the exposure time is shortened by turning the shutter at a high speed
- the charge accumulation period in the photoelectric conversion element is shortened, and an electric signal is output before the accumulated charge amount reaches the saturation level.
- a technique for realizing such processing a technique is known in which a plurality of images having different exposure times are continuously photographed and combined. That is, a long-exposure image and a short-exposure image are taken individually and continuously, a long-exposure image is used for dark image areas, and a bright image area that is overexposed for long-exposure images.
- This is a technique for generating one image by a synthesis process using a short-time exposure image. In this way, by combining a plurality of different exposure images, an image having a wide dynamic range without overexposure, that is, a high dynamic range image (HDR image) can be obtained.
- HDR image high dynamic range image
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-50151 discloses a configuration in which two images set with a plurality of different exposure times are photographed and these images are combined to obtain a wide dynamic range image. Yes. This process will be described with reference to FIG.
- the imaging device outputs image data of two different exposure times within a video rate (30-60 fps).
- image data with two different exposure times are generated and output.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the characteristics of an image (long exposure image and short exposure image) having two different exposure times generated by the imaging device.
- the horizontal axis represents time (t)
- the vertical axis represents the accumulated charge amount (e) in the light receiving photodiode (PD) constituting the photoelectric conversion element corresponding to one pixel of the solid-state imaging element.
- the amount of light received by the light-receiving photodiode (PD) when the amount of light received by the light-receiving photodiode (PD) is large, that is, when the subject corresponds to a bright subject, as shown in the high luminance region 11 shown in FIG.
- the amount of light received by the light-receiving photodiode (PD) when the amount of light received by the light-receiving photodiode (PD) is small, that is, when the object corresponds to a dark subject, the charge accumulation amount gradually increases as time passes, as shown in the low luminance region 12 shown in FIG.
- the time t0 to t3 corresponds to the exposure time TL for acquiring the long-time exposure image. Even when the long exposure time TL is shown, the line shown in the low luminance region 12 is obtained based on the charge accumulation amount (Sa) without the charge accumulation amount reaching the saturation level at the time t3 (unsaturated point Py). An accurate gradation expression can be obtained by the gradation level of the pixel determined using the electric signal.
- the accumulated charge of the light receiving photodiode (PD) is once swept out at a time before reaching the time t3, for example, at a time t1 (charge sweep start point P1) shown in the figure.
- the charge sweeping is performed not to all charges accumulated in the light receiving photodiode (PD) but to an intermediate voltage holding level controlled in the photodiode (PD).
- short-time exposure with exposure time TS (t2 to t3) is performed again. That is, short-time exposure is performed for a period from the short-time exposure start point P2 to the short-time exposure end point P3 shown in the figure.
- a charge accumulation amount (Sb) is obtained by this short-time exposure, and a gradation level of the pixel is determined based on an electric signal obtained based on the charge accumulation amount (Sb).
- Patent Document 1 needs to perform a process of individually capturing and combining the long exposure image and the short exposure image.
- a high dynamic range image can be generated by using a plurality of images with different exposure times.
- processing based on the plurality of images has the following problems, for example.
- Problem 1 It is necessary to shoot a plurality of times, and further, a memory for storing these images is required.
- Problem 2 Since a plurality of images having different shooting timings are combined or long-time exposure shooting data is used, it is vulnerable to camera shake.
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-11-29880
- Patent Document 3 JP-A 2000-69491
- These are set to arrange a plurality of pixels of the same color, such as 2 ⁇ 2 R pixels, 2 ⁇ 2 G pixels, 2 ⁇ 2 B pixels, etc. on the image sensor (image sensor). Shooting is performed by setting the two constituent pixels to different exposure times. A high dynamic range image is obtained by combining pixel values of the same color with different exposure times taken by the image sensor.
- the present disclosure has been made in view of, for example, such a situation, and provides an imaging apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program that can generate a high-quality, high dynamic range image based on a single captured image.
- the purpose is to do.
- an object of the present disclosure is to provide an imaging apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program that generate a high dynamic range image based on a captured image having an array different from, for example, a Bayer array.
- the first aspect of the present disclosure is: A pixel portion in which pixel blocks composed of a plurality of pixels of the same color are arranged; A control unit for controlling different exposure times for each of a plurality of the same color pixels constituting the pixel block; An addition pixel value generation unit that generates an addition pixel value obtained by adding outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block; In an imaging apparatus having
- the addition pixel value generation unit is configured by an addition circuit having an addition unit that adds outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block.
- the pixel block is configured by pixels of the same color including a plurality of pixels of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and the addition circuit is set to a preceding readout row of the pixel block.
- a register for storing the pixel values of the plurality of pixels, and an adder for adding the readout pixel values of the plurality of pixels set in the subsequent readout row of the pixel block and the storage pixel values of the register.
- the pixel block is configured by pixels of the same color made up of 4 pixels of 2 rows ⁇ 2 columns, and the addition circuit is set in a preceding readout row of the pixel block.
- a register for storing the pixel values of the two pixels, an adder for adding the read pixel values of the two pixels set in the subsequent read row of the pixel block and the storage pixel values of the register.
- the addition pixel value generation unit is configured by a floating diffusion (FD) set in units of the pixel block, and the floating diffusion (FD) includes the pixel block. It has a configuration in which charges output from each of a plurality of pixels of the same color are configured.
- FD floating diffusion
- the pixel unit has a four-divided Bayer RGB arrangement, and has a configuration in which pixel blocks including four pixels are arranged for each RGB color unit.
- the pixel unit has a four-divided WRB array in which G pixels in a four-divided Bayer RGB array are replaced with all visible light wavelength-transmissive W pixels, and each WRB color
- This is a configuration in which pixel blocks composed of four pixels are arranged as a unit.
- the second aspect of the present disclosure is: A signal processing method executed in the imaging apparatus,
- the imaging device has a pixel unit in which pixel blocks composed of a plurality of pixels of the same color are arranged, An exposure control process in which the control unit controls different exposure times for each of a plurality of the same color pixels constituting the pixel block;
- the addition pixel value generation unit executes addition pixel value generation processing for generating an addition pixel value obtained by adding the outputs of a plurality of the same color pixels of the pixel block.
- the third aspect of the present disclosure is: A program for executing signal processing in an imaging apparatus;
- the imaging device has a pixel unit in which pixel blocks composed of a plurality of pixels of the same color are arranged,
- the program is An exposure control process for causing the control unit to control different exposure times for each of a plurality of the same color pixels constituting the pixel block;
- the program of the present disclosure is a program that can be provided by, for example, a storage medium or a communication medium provided in a computer-readable format to an information processing apparatus or a computer system that can execute various program codes.
- a program in a computer-readable format, processing corresponding to the program is realized on the information processing apparatus or the computer system.
- system is a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices, and is not limited to one in which the devices of each configuration are in the same casing.
- an apparatus and a method for generating a high dynamic range image by executing pixel value synthesis processing of a long exposure pixel and a short exposure pixel are realized. Specifically, for example, different exposure times are controlled for each of a plurality of the same color pixels constituting the pixel block, and an added pixel value obtained by adding the outputs of the plurality of the same color pixels of the pixel block is generated. The generation of the added pixel value is executed by, for example, an arithmetic unit having an adding unit that adds outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block.
- FD floating diffusion
- FIG. 2 shows pixel unit configuration examples of the following three imaging devices.
- the Bayer array is an array adopted in many cameras, and signal processing for a captured image having a color filter having the Bayer array is almost established.
- the four-divided Bayer type RGB array and (3) the four-divided WRB type array signal processing for images taken by an image sensor equipped with these filters has been sufficiently studied. That is not the case.
- the four-divided Bayer type RGB array corresponds to an array in which one R, G, B pixel of the Bayer array shown in (1) is set as four pixels.
- the 4-split WRB array corresponds to an array in which each R, G, B pixel of the Bayer array shown in (1) is set as four pixels, and W (white) pixels are set instead of G pixels. To do.
- an image pickup apparatus that executes signal processing on an image shot by an image pickup device including a color filter having a (2) four-part Bayer RGB array shown in FIG. 2 will be described as an example.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the imaging apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure.
- the light incident through the optical lens 101 is incident on an imaging device 102 constituted by an imaging unit, for example, a CMOS image sensor, and outputs image data by photoelectric conversion.
- the output image data is input to the signal processing unit 103.
- the signal processing unit 103 performs signal processing in a general camera, such as white balance (WB) adjustment and gamma correction, and generates an output image 120.
- the output image 120 is stored in a storage unit (not shown). Or it outputs to a display part.
- WB white balance
- the control unit 105 outputs a control signal to each unit according to a program stored in a memory (not shown), for example, and controls various processes.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the imaging device 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the imaging device 102 includes a pixel unit 151 and a calculation unit 160 as an addition pixel value generation unit.
- the calculation unit 160 includes an AD conversion unit 161, a pixel information synthesis unit 162, and an output unit 163.
- the arithmetic unit 160 may be configured on the same chip as the pixel unit 151, that is, on-chip, or may be configured in a different chip or device from the pixel unit 151.
- the pixel unit 151 accumulates electric charges based on subject light in each of a large number of pixels, and outputs image data having a high pixel number that is a high-resolution image. Although details will be described with reference to FIG. 5 and subsequent figures, the pixel unit 151 is configured to output pixel information of four types of different exposure times in units of the same color pixel block in units of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels. . That is, a plurality of different exposure time pixel information 181 shown in FIG. 4 is output.
- the calculation unit 160 functioning as an addition pixel value generation unit receives a plurality of different exposure time pixel information 181 from the pixel unit 151.
- the A / D conversion unit 161 of the calculation unit 160 performs A / D conversion of these input signals, that is, a process of converting an analog signal into a digital signal, and inputs the converted digital value to the pixel information synthesis unit 162. .
- the pixel information composition unit 162 calculates an output pixel value by adding a plurality of different exposure time pixel information 181. For example, one pixel value of the output image is calculated based on four pixel signals. Such a pixel value synthesis process is executed to generate a high dynamic range image with a reduced number of pixels and output it via the output unit 163.
- FIG. 5 shows the following figures.
- Exposure control processing (2) Output pixel value calculation processing
- the pixel unit 151 is described earlier with reference to FIG. 2 (2) as shown in FIG. 5 (2) (a).
- the four-divided Bayer type RGB array is provided.
- the 4-split Bayer RGB array corresponds to an array in which each R, G, B pixel of the Bayer array shown in FIG. 2A is set as four pixels.
- the configuration of the pixel portion has a four-divided Bayer type RGB array shown in FIG.
- a 2 ⁇ 2 block of 4 pixels is set for each pixel of the same color (R, G, or B).
- an image is taken under the setting of four exposure times as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 (1) as an exposure time control sequence, ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, ⁇ 4, The control sequences for these four different exposure times are shown.
- the length of exposure time is ⁇ 1> ⁇ 3> ⁇ 4> ⁇ 2
- the above settings are used.
- G1 pixel value corresponding to the first longest exposure time according to the exposure control pattern ⁇ 1
- G3 pixel value corresponding to the second longest exposure time according to the exposure control pattern ⁇ 3
- G4 third value according to the exposure control pattern ⁇ 4
- G2 Pixel value corresponding to the fourth longest exposure time according to the exposure control pattern ⁇ 2
- the pixel information combining unit 162 of the calculation unit 160 After exposing each of the four pixels of the same color in the four-divided Bayer array with different exposure times, the pixel information combining unit 162 of the calculation unit 160 generates and outputs a signal obtained by adding the pixel values of the four pixels of the same color. . As shown in (d) of FIG. 5 (2), one output pixel value corresponding to a block composed of four pixels is set and output. By this processing, a high dynamic range image is generated and output. With this configuration, an increase in fixed pattern noise is suppressed, and a configuration in which the dynamic range can be adjusted electronically is realized.
- FIG. 6 shows one pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor.
- PD Photodiode FD: Floating diffusion
- M1 to M4 Transistor (MOSFET)
- RS reset signal line
- TR transfer signal line
- SL row selection signal line
- SIG column signal line
- a charge corresponding to the amount of light is generated by photoelectric conversion in the photodiode (PD).
- the charge accumulated in the photodiode (PD) is transferred to the floating diffusion (FD) through the transistor (M1).
- the transistor (M1) is controlled by a control signal of the transfer signal line (TR).
- the transistor (M2) When the transistor (M2) is energized, the transistor (M2) performs a reset operation of the charge accumulated in the floating diffusion (FD).
- the transistor (M2) is controlled by a control signal of the reset signal line (RS).
- the electric charge accumulated in the floating diffusion (FD) is amplified by the transistor (M3) and output from the column signal line (SIG) through the transistor (M4).
- the transistor (M4) is controlled by a control signal via a row selection signal line.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a circuit configuration example including a calculation unit that outputs an addition signal of pixel values corresponding to different exposure times acquired in the four-pixel block 201 of the same color of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is composed of a pixel block composed of four pixels of the same color, that is, a pixel of any one color of R, G, B in the four-divided Bayer RGB array shown in FIG. 2 (2), for example. 2 ⁇ 2 pixels and an arithmetic processing configuration for the output are shown.
- the pixel control signal is supplied from a row selector (ROW SELECTOR) 202. Pixels ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 and pixels ⁇ 3 and ⁇ 4 in the same row (Row) share a reset signal line RS and a row selection signal line SL, respectively.
- the transfer signal line TR is wired to each of the pixels ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 and is not shared.
- a pixel signal read from each pixel passes through a column signal line SIG and is converted into a digital value by an AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203. Reading from the pixels is performed in a 1H (horizontal) cycle in synchronization with one row (Row).
- Pixel signals converted into digital values by the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 are added in units of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels of the same color in the adding circuit 204 to become one pixel signal.
- the output from the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 is the output signal Row (2i) of the pixel in the upper row (row 2i) of the four-pixel block 201
- the switch (SW) 205 of the adder circuit 204 is a register.
- the pixel signal of Row (2i) that opens to the (Reg) 206 side is temporarily held in the register (Reg) 206.
- the switch (SW) 205 of the addition circuit 204 Is opened to the adder (ADD) 207 side, and the pixel signal of Row (2i + 1) is added by the adder (ADD) 207 with the pixel signal of Row (2i) held in the register (Reg) 206 immediately before.
- an adder (ADD) 208 in the subsequent stage adds the pixel signal after addition in the adjacent column (Column) to obtain a 4-pixel addition signal.
- the pixel signal after the addition is sequentially selected from the column selector (COLUMN SELECTOR) 209 according to the selection control signal from the timing generator (TG) 210 and sent to the output signal line.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a timing chart of pixel control signals for setting different exposure times for each of the four pixels included in the pixel block 201 having four pixels shown in FIG. 7, for example.
- the read control signal 301 (solid line circle) is a control signal for sending pixels signals to an AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 in synchronization with pixels in one row (1 Row).
- the timing of the output signal Row (2i) of the upper row pixel of the pixel block 201 composed of 4 pixels shown in FIG. 7 and the output signal Row (2i + 1) of the lower row are shifted by 1H.
- the configuration of the four pixels of the pixel block 201 including four pixels shown in FIG. 7 is the configuration described above with reference to FIG. A pixel signal generation process in each pixel will be described with reference to FIG.
- the reset signal RS is applied to the transistor M2, and the accumulated charge in the floating diffusion FD is reset.
- the row selection signal SL is applied to the transistor M4, the source current of the transistor M3 corresponding to the reset level of the FD flows to the column signal line (SIG), and the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 is transmitted as a reset level.
- the reset signal RS and the row selection signal SL are once turned off, and then the transfer signal TS is applied to the transistor M1 and the charge generated in the photodiode PD is transferred to the floating diffusion FD.
- the Column selection signal SL is again applied to the transistor M4, and the source current of the transistor M3 corresponding to the charge amount of the floating diffusion FD flows to the Column signal line, and the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 is transmitted as a pixel signal level.
- the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 203 an accurate pixel signal can be obtained by detecting a difference between the reset level and the pixel signal level.
- the exposure period is between the readout control and the next readout control after 1V.
- the reset control signal (broken line circle) 302 is a control for transferring the charge accumulated in the photodiode PD to the floating diffusion FD by giving a transfer signal TS as appropriate during the exposure period. Since the charge transferred by the reset control is first reset in the read control, it is not read out as a pixel signal. For this reason, the period from the reset control transfer signal to the read control transfer signal is a substantial exposure period. In the configuration of the present invention, since the transfer signal TS can be independently applied to four pixels in the 2 ⁇ 2 pixel unit, a desired combination of exposure periods of four pixels can be made.
- reset control is not given to the pixel ⁇ 1, but different reset control is performed by giving the reset control signal 302 to the other pixels ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 at different timings.
- ⁇ Shows an example of realizing exposure for a short time, ⁇ 3 ⁇ medium short time, ⁇ 4 ⁇ medium long time.
- CHG ⁇ 1 to CHG ⁇ 4 shown in FIG. 8 the solid line period indicates the exposure period.
- the exposure period is ⁇ 1> ⁇ 4> ⁇ 3> ⁇ 2 The above settings are used.
- each of the four pixels constituting the pixel block has the configuration shown in FIG. 6, and the output pixel value is generated by adding the output from each pixel in an arithmetic unit having an addition circuit.
- Met As shown in FIG. 6, each pixel has an individual floating diffusion (FD) in units of pixels, and the output from each FD is added in the adding circuit 204 shown in FIG.
- the floating diffusion (FD) for each pixel unit is omitted, and one shared floating diffusion (FD) is set for each of the four pixel units constituting the pixel block.
- FD floating diffusion
- a configuration example in which pixel values of pixel blocks are added in shared floating diffusion (FD) will be described. That is, the shared floating diffusion (FD) functions as an addition pixel value generation unit.
- each of the four pixels ⁇ 1, 401 to ⁇ 4, 404 of the same color receives a transfer signal from different transfer signal lines (TR1 to TR4), and a shared floating diffusion (FD) 412 and The reset signal line (RS) is shared.
- the charges generated under different exposure times in each of the pixels ⁇ 1, 401 to ⁇ 4, 404 are all accumulated in one shared floating diffusion (FD) 412.
- the pixel signals of the four pixels ⁇ 1, 401 to ⁇ 4, 404 having different exposure times can be added in one shared floating diffusion (FD) 412.
- FIG. 9 shows a circuit configuration of a pixel portion in the same color 2 ⁇ 2 pixel unit.
- a region surrounded by four solid line rectangles corresponds to a pixel ( ⁇ 1, 401, ⁇ 2, 402, ⁇ 3, 403, ⁇ 4, 404).
- Each pixel has photodiodes PD1 to PD4 and transfer transistors M1 to M4.
- each pixel ( ⁇ 1, 401, ⁇ 2, 402, ⁇ 3, 403, ⁇ 4, 404) is a portion shared by these 2 ⁇ 2 pixel block, Reset transistors M5, 411, Floating diffusion FD412 Amplifying transistors M6, 413, Row selection transistors M7, 417, These are set as shared elements in pixel block units.
- the reset signal line RS and the row selection signal line are shared by the 2 ⁇ 2 pixels, and the transfer signal lines TS (TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4) are individually supplied to each pixel.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a pixel unit and a calculation unit having the floating diffusion (FD) addition configuration illustrated in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 10 shows each configuration of the pixel block 501 having the same color 2 ⁇ 2 pixels and the output control unit 502.
- the pixel block 501 in units of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels includes four pixels ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, ⁇ 4) having the internal configuration described with reference to FIG.
- the pixel control signal is supplied from a row selector (ROW SELECTOR) 511. From the row selector (ROW SELECTOR) 511, in units of 2 rows (2 Row) in which each pixel block is set, Reset signal line RS, Row selection signal line SL, 4 transfer signal lines TS, These control signals are supplied in units of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels arranged in the row direction and juxtaposed in the row direction.
- ROW SELECTOR row selector
- the pixel value read processing for each pixel block 501 of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels is performed, so pixel value reading from the pixels is performed in a 2H cycle.
- the pixel signal converted into a digital value by the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 521 is sequentially selected from the column selector (COLUMN SELECTOR) 523 according to the control signal output via the timing generator (TG) 522 and output signal. Sent to the line.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a timing chart of pixel control signals in a configuration in which the floating diffusion (FD) addition process described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 is performed.
- FD floating diffusion
- the readout control signal 601 is control for sending the pixel signal to the AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 521 shown in FIG.
- the reset signal RS is applied to the transistors M5 and 411 shown in FIG. 9 to reset the accumulated charge in the FD 412 which is a shared FD for each pixel block.
- the Row selection signal SL is applied to the transistors M7 and 414, the source currents of the transistors M6 and 413 corresponding to the reset level of the FD 412 flow to the Column signal line, and the AD converter ( A / D CONVERTOR) 521 is transmitted as a reset level.
- the reset signal RS and the row selection signal SL are temporarily turned off, and the four transfer signals TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4 corresponding to each pixel constituting the pixel block composed of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels are converted into the respective pixels shown in FIG.
- Charges applied to the transistors M1, M2, M3, and M4 of ⁇ 1, 401 to ⁇ 4, 404 and generated in the photodiode PD of each of the four pixels ⁇ 1, 401 to ⁇ 4, 404 are supplied to the floating diffusion FD412 in units of pixel blocks. The total charge amount is transferred and accumulated in the FD 412.
- the column selection signal SL is again applied to the transistors M7 and 414, and the source currents of the transistors M6 and 413 corresponding to the charge amount of the FD 412 flow to the column signal line, and the AD converter shown in FIG. (A / D CONVERTOR) 521 is transmitted as the pixel signal level.
- an AD converter (A / D CONVERTOR) 521 shown in FIG. 10 an accurate pixel signal can be obtained by detecting a difference between the reset level and the pixel signal level.
- the exposure period is between the read control signal 601a and the next read control signal 601b after 1V.
- the reset control signal 602 is a control signal for transferring the charge accumulated in the photodiode PD of each pixel to the shared FD 412 by appropriately applying the transfer signal TS during the exposure period.
- the charge transferred by the reset control is first reset in the readout control, and thus is not read out as a pixel signal. For this reason, the period from the reset control transfer signal to the read control transfer signal is a substantial exposure period.
- the transfer signal TS can be independently applied to the four pixels in the 2 ⁇ 2 pixel unit, so that a desired combination of exposure periods of four pixels can be created.
- the control shown in FIG. 11 does not give reset control to the pixel ⁇ 1, but performs reset processing with reset control signals 602 at different timings on the pixels ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4, so that ⁇ 1 ⁇ long time, ⁇ 2 ⁇ short time, In this example, ⁇ 3 ⁇ medium time and ⁇ 4 ⁇ medium time are realized.
- the solid line period indicates the exposure period. In this example, the exposure period is ⁇ 1> ⁇ 4> ⁇ 3> ⁇ 2 The above setting.
- the color arrangement of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels there is no particular limitation on the color arrangement of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels as long as the pixel arrangement is the same color setting in units of 2 ⁇ 2 pixels.
- the present invention can also be applied to the 4-split WRB type array described above with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 12 (2), the WRB in which the G pixel in the four-divided RGB array is replaced with a W pixel that transmits all visible light wavelengths (for example, using an on-chip filter that transmits all visible light wavelengths).
- a similar process can be performed for a 2 ⁇ 2 pixel Bayer array of the mold.
- the exposure time control and calculation processing described in the above-described embodiments can be executed as processing according to a program executed in the control unit, for example.
- the technology disclosed in this specification can take the following configurations. (1) a pixel portion in which pixel blocks composed of a plurality of pixels of the same color are arranged; A control unit for controlling different exposure times for each of a plurality of the same color pixels constituting the pixel block; An addition pixel value generation unit that generates an addition pixel value obtained by adding outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block; An imaging apparatus having
- the addition pixel value generation unit includes an addition circuit having an addition unit that adds outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block.
- the pixel block is configured by pixels of the same color composed of a plurality of pixels in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and the adder circuit stores pixel values of a plurality of pixels set in a preceding read row of the pixel block.
- the pixel block is composed of pixels of the same color composed of 4 pixels of 2 rows ⁇ 2 columns, and the adder circuit stores a pixel value of 2 pixels set in a preceding read row of the pixel block
- the imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (3), further including: an adder that adds the readout pixel value of two pixels set in the subsequent readout row of the pixel block and the pixel value stored in the register .
- the addition pixel value generation unit is configured by a floating diffusion (FD) set in units of the pixel block, and the floating diffusion (FD) is output from each of a plurality of same color pixels configuring the pixel block.
- FD floating diffusion
- the imaging device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the pixel unit has a four-divided Bayer RGB arrangement and has a configuration in which pixel blocks each including four pixels are arranged in units of RGB colors. . (7) The pixel unit has a four-part WRB array in which G pixels in a four-part Bayer RGB array are replaced with all visible light wavelength transmission type W pixels, and a pixel block composed of four pixels in each WRB color unit.
- the imaging device according to any one of (1) to (5), which has an arrangement.
- a method of processing executed in the above-described apparatus and system, a program for executing the processing, and a recording medium recording the program are also included in the configuration of the present disclosure.
- the series of processing described in the specification can be executed by hardware, software, or a combined configuration of both.
- the program recording the processing sequence is installed in a memory in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware and executed, or the program is executed on a general-purpose computer capable of executing various processing. It can be installed and run.
- the program can be recorded in advance on a recording medium.
- the program can be received via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet and installed on a recording medium such as a built-in hard disk.
- the various processes described in the specification are not only executed in time series according to the description, but may be executed in parallel or individually according to the processing capability of the apparatus that executes the processes or as necessary.
- the system is a logical set configuration of a plurality of devices, and the devices of each configuration are not limited to being in the same casing.
- an apparatus and a method for generating a high dynamic range image by executing pixel value synthesis processing of a long exposure pixel and a short exposure pixel are realized.
- the generation of the added pixel value is executed by, for example, an arithmetic unit having an adding unit that adds outputs of a plurality of pixels of the same color in the pixel block.
- FD floating diffusion
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課題1:複数回の撮影を行うことが必要であり、さらに、これらの画像を格納するメモリを必要とする点。
課題2:撮影タイミングが異なる複数の画像を合成したり、長時間露光の撮影データを用いるため、カメラのブレに弱い点。
例えば、特許文献2(特開平11-29880号公報)、特許文献3(特開2000-69491号公報)などに記載がある。
複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部と、
前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行う制御部と、
前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する加算画素値生成部と、
を有する撮像装置にある。
撮像装置において実行する信号処理方法であり、
前記撮像装置は、複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部を有し、
制御部が、前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行う露光制御処理と、
加算画素値生成部が、前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する加算画素値生成処理を実行する信号処理方法にある。
撮像装置において信号処理を実行させるプログラムであり、
前記撮像装置は、複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部を有し、
前記プログラムは、
制御部に、前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行わせる露光制御処理と、
加算画素値生成部に、前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成させる加算画素値生成処理を実行させるプログラムにある。
具体的には、例えば、画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行い、画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する。加算画素値の生成は、例えば、画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算する加算部を有する演算部において実行される。あるいは、画素ブロック単位で設定されるフローティングディフュージョン(FD)によって実行され、フローティングディフュージョン(FD)において、画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々から出力する電荷を集積して出力する。
これらの構成により、高ダイナミックレンジ画像を生成することができる。
1.撮像デバイスの画素部構成例について
2.撮像装置の構成例について
3.撮像デバイスの構成例について
4.画素部の露光時間制御構成と出力画素値の算出処理例について
5.撮像デバイスの具体的回路構成例について
6.フローティングディフージョン(FD)加算構成例
7.その他の実施例について
8.本開示の構成のまとめ
図2を参照して本開示の撮像装置の構成要素である撮像デバイスの画素部の構成例について説明する。図2には、以下の3つの撮像デバイスの画素部構成例を示している。
(1)ベイヤ(Bayer)配列
(2)4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列
(3)4分割WRB型配列
しかし、(2)4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列や、(3)4分割WRB型配列については、まだ、これらのフィルタを備えた撮像素子によって撮影された画像に対する信号処理について十分な検討がなされているとは言えないというのが現状である。
なお、(2)4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列は、(1)に示すベイヤ配列の1つのR,G,B各画素を4つの画素として設定した配列に相当する。
(3)4分割WRB配列は、(1)に示すベイヤ配列の1つのR,G,B各画素を4つの画素として設定し、G画素の代わりにW(ホワイト)画素を設定した配列に相当する。
図3は、本開示の撮像装置100の構成例を示すブロック図である。光学レンズ101を介して入射される光は撮像部、例えばCMOSイメージセンサなどによって構成される撮像デバイス102に入射し、光電変換による画像データを出力する。出力画像データは信号処理部103に入力される。信号処理部103は、例えばホワイトバランス(WB)調整、ガンマ補正等、一般的なカメラにおける信号処理を実行して出力画像120を生成する。出力画像120は図示しない記憶部に格納される。あるいは表示部に出力される。
次に、撮像デバイス102の構成例について図4を参照して説明する。
図4は、本開示の一実施例の撮像デバイス102の構成を示す図である。
撮像デバイス102は、図4に示すように画素部151、加算画素値生成部としての演算部160を有する。
演算部160はAD変換部161、画素情報合成部162、出力部163を有する。
なお、演算部160は、画素部151と同一のチップ上の構成、すなわちオンチップにある設定としてもよいし、画素部151と異なるチップや装置内に設定する構成としてもよい。
なお、画素部151は、詳細については図5以下を参照して説明するが、2×2画素単位の同一色画素ブロック単位で4種類の異なる露光時間の画素情報を出力する構成となっている。すなわち、図4に示す複数の異なる露光時間画素情報181を出力する。
演算部160のA/D変換部161はこれらの入力信号のA/D変換、すなわちアナログ信号をデジタル信号に変換する処理を実行して、変換後のデジタル値を画素情報合成部162に入力する。
次に、画素部151の露光時間制御構成と演算部160の画素情報合成部162において実行する出力画素値の算出処理例について説明する。
(1)露光制御処理
(2)出力画素値算出処理
本処理例において、画素部151は、図5(2)の(a)に示すように、先に図2(2)を参照して説明した4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列を有する。4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列は、図2(1)に示すベイヤ配列の1つのR,G,B各画素を4つの画素として設定した配列に相当する。
これらの各同一色ブロックの4画素各々に対して、図5(1)に示すように4つの露光時間の設定の下で画像撮影を行う。
図5(1)には、露光時間制御シーケンスとして、
Φ1、
Φ2、
Φ3、
Φ4、
これら4つの異なる露光時間の制御シーケンスを示している。
露光時間の長さは、
Φ1>Φ3>Φ4>Φ2
上記設定としている。
この露光制御の下で撮影された画像は、図5(2)の(c)に示すように、R,G,Bの各4画素ブロック単位で、4つの異なる露光画素値を取得することになる。
例えば、図5(2)(c)の左上部の4つのG画素では、
G1=露光制御パターンΦ1に従った1番目に長い露光時間対応の画素値
G3=露光制御パターンΦ3に従った2番目に長い露光時間対応の画素値
G4=露光制御パターンΦ4に従った3番目に長い露光時間対応の画素値
G2=露光制御パターンΦ2に従った4番目に長い露光時間対応の画素値
これらの4つの露光時間対応の画素値が得られる。
その他、すべてのR,G,B画素ブロックについても同様であり、4つの露光時間対応の画素値が得られる。
図5(2)の(d)に示すように、4つの画素からなるブロックに対応する1つの出力画素値を設定して出力する。この処理によって、高ダイナミックレンジ画像を生成して出力する。
この構成によって、固定パターンノイズの増大を抑制し、ダイナミックレンジを電子的に調整可能な構成が実現される。
次に、撮像デバイスの具体的回路構成例について説明する。
図6は、CMOSイメージセンサの1つの画素構造を示している。
PD:フォトダイオード
FD:フローティングディフュージョン
M1~M4:トランジスタ(MOSFET)
RS:リセット信号線
TR:転送信号線
SL:行(Row)選択信号線
SIG:列(Column)信号線
である。
図7は、ある同一色の4つの画素からなる画素ブロック、すなわち、例えば図2(2)に示す4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列におけるR,G,Bのいずれかの1つの色の画素によって構成される2×2画素と、その出力に対する演算処理構成を示している。
以下、これらの4画素を(Φ1、Φ2、Φ3、Φ4)として説明する。
転送信号線TRは画素Φ1、Φ2、Φ3、Φ4それぞれに配線され、共有しない。
各画素から読みだされる画素信号は列(Column)信号線SIGを通って、ADコンバータ(A/D CONVERTOR)203においてデジタル値に変換される。画素からの読み出しは1H(水平)周期で、1行(Row)分が同期しておこなわれる。
ADコンバータ(A/D CONVERTOR)203からの出力が、4画素ブロック201の上側の行(行2i)の画素の出力信号Row(2i)であるとき、加算回路204のスイッチ(SW)205はレジスタ(Reg)206側に開き、Row(2i)の画素信号は一旦レジスタ(Reg)206に保持される。
加算後の画素信号は、タイミングジェネレータ(TG)210からの選択制御信号に従って、列セレクタ(COLUMN SELECTOR)209から順次選択されて出力信号線へ送られる。
最初にリセット信号RSがトランジスタM2に印加されて、フローティングディフュージョンFD内の蓄積電荷がリセットされる。十分にリセットレベルに達したところでRow選択信号SLがトランジスタM4に印加され、FDのリセットレベルに応じたトランジスタM3のソース電流がColumn信号線(SIG)に流れて、図7に示すADコンバータ(A/D CONVERTOR)203へリセットレベルとして伝達される。
露光期間は、
Φ1>Φ4>Φ3>Φ2
上記設定としている。
前述した実施例では、画素ブロックを構成する4つの画素各々が、図6に示す構成を有し、各画素からの出力を、加算回路を持つ演算部において加算して出力画素値を生成する構成であった。
各画素は、図6に示すように画素単位で個別のフローティングディフージョン(FD)を有し、各FDからの出力を図7に示す加算回路204において加算する構成としていた。
各画素Φ1,401~Φ4,404において異なる露光時間の下で発生した電荷は、すべて1つの共有フローティングディフュージョン(FD)412に集積される。
図9には、同色2×2画素単位の画素部の回路構成を示している。4つの実線矩形に囲まれた領域が画素(Φ1,401、Φ2,402、Φ3,403、Φ4,404)に対応する。
画素毎にフォトダイオードPD1~PD4と、転送トランジスタM1~M4を持つ。
リセットトランジスタM5,411、
フローティングディフュージョンFD412、
増幅トランジスタM6,413、
行(Row)選択トランジスタM7,417、
これらが画素ブロック単位の共有素子として設定されている。
このように、リセット信号線RSと行(Row)選択信号線はこの2×2画素で共有し、転送信号線TS(TS1、TS2、TS3、TS4)は各画素に個別に供給される。
図10には、同色2×2画素の画素ブロック501と出力制御部502の各構成を示している。
2×2画素単位の画素ブロック501には、図9を参照して説明した内部構成を有する4画素(Φ1、Φ2、Φ3、Φ4)がある。
行セレクタ(ROW SELETOR)511からは、各画素ブロックが設定される2行(2Row)単位で、
リセット信号線RS、
Row選択信号線SL、
4つの転送信号線TS、
これらが行(Row)方向にのび、行(Row)方向に並置される2×2画素単位に、これらの制御信号を供給する。
2×2=4画素からなる各画素ブロックの上側の行の画素信号Row(2i)と、下側の行の画素信号Row(2i+1)は、各画素ブロックに設定された1つのフローティングディフュジョン(FD)における加算処理が行われるため、この読み出し制御信号601は、4画素単位の1つの同じタイミングとなる。
この例では、露光期間は、
Φ1>Φ4>Φ3>Φ2
上記設定である。
上述した実施例では、図1(2)に示す4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列を持つに撮像素子に対する処理例を説明したが、本開示の構成はその他の画素構成に対しても適用可能である。
すなわち、図12(2)に示すように、4分割RGB型配列におけるG画素を全可視光波長透過型のW画素に(例えば全可視光波長を透過するオンチップフィルタを利用)に置き換えたWRB型の2×2画素のベイヤ(Bayer)配列に対しても同様の処理が実行できる。
以上、特定の実施例を参照しながら、本開示の実施例について詳解してきた。しかしながら、本開示の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で当業者が実施例の修正や代用を成し得ることは自明である。すなわち、例示という形態で本発明を開示してきたのであり、限定的に解釈されるべきではない。本開示の要旨を判断するためには、特許請求の範囲の欄を参酌すべきである。
(1) 複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部と、
前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行う制御部と、
前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する加算画素値生成部と、
を有する撮像装置。
(3)前記画素ブロックは、複数行×複数列の複数画素からなる同一色画素によって構成され、前記加算回路は、前記画素ブロックの先行読み出し行に設定された複数画素の画素値を格納するレジスタと、前記画素ブロックの後続読み出し行に設定された複数画素の読み出し画素値と、前記レジスタの格納画素値とを加算する加算部を有する前記(1)または(2)に記載の撮像装置。
(4)前記画素ブロックは、2行×2列の4画素からなる同一色画素によって構成され、前記加算回路は、前記画素ブロックの先行読み出し行に設定された2画素の画素値を格納するレジスタと、前記画素ブロックの後続読み出し行に設定された2画素の読み出し画素値と、前記レジスタの格納画素値とを加算する加算部を有する前記(1)~(3)いずれかに記載の撮像装置。
(7)前記画素部は、4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列におけるG画素を全可視光波長透過型のW画素に置換した4分割WRB配列を有し、WRB各色単位で4つの画素からなる画素ブロックを配列した構成である前記(1)~(5)いずれかに記載の撮像装置。
具体的には、例えば、画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行い、画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する。加算画素値の生成は、例えば、画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算する加算部を有する演算部において実行される。あるいは、画素ブロック単位で設定されるフローティングディフュージョン(FD)によって実行され、フローティングディフュージョン(FD)において、画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々から出力する電荷を集積して出力する。
これらの構成により、高ダイナミックレンジ画像を生成することができる。
11 高輝度領域
12 低輝度領域
100 撮像装置
101 光学レンズ
102 撮像デバイス
103 信号処理部
105 制御部
120 出力画像
151 画素部
160 演算部
161 AD変換部
162 画素情報合成部
163 出力部
181 複数の異なる露光時間画素情報
201 画素ブロック
202 行セレクタ
203 ADコンバータ
204 加算回路
205 スイッチ
206 レジスタ
207,208 加算部
209 列セレクタ
210 タイミングジェネレータ(TG)
401~404 画素
411,413,414 トランジスタ
412 フローティングディフュージョン(FD)
501 画素ブロック
502 出力制御部
511 行セレクタ
521 ADコンバータ
522 タイミングジェネレータ(TG)
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- 複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部と、
前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行う制御部と、
前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する加算画素値生成部と、
を有する撮像装置。 - 前記加算画素値生成部は、
前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算する加算部を有する加算回路によって構成される請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記画素ブロックは、複数行×複数列の複数画素からなる同一色画素によって構成され、
前記加算回路は、
前記画素ブロックの先行読み出し行に設定された複数画素の画素値を格納するレジスタと、
前記画素ブロックの後続読み出し行に設定された複数画素の読み出し画素値と、前記レジスタの格納画素値とを加算する加算部を有する請求項2に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記画素ブロックは、2行×2列の4画素からなる同一色画素によって構成され、
前記加算回路は、
前記画素ブロックの先行読み出し行に設定された2画素の画素値を格納するレジスタと、
前記画素ブロックの後続読み出し行に設定された2画素の読み出し画素値と、前記レジスタの格納画素値とを加算する加算部を有する請求項2に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記加算画素値生成部は、
前記画素ブロック単位で設定されるフローティングディフュージョン(FD)によって構成され、
前記フローティングディフュージョン(FD)は、前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々から出力する電荷を集積する構成を持つ請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記画素部は、4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列を有し、RGB各色単位で4つの画素からなる画素ブロックを配列した構成である請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記画素部は、4分割ベイヤ型RGB配列におけるG画素を全可視光波長透過型のW画素に置換した4分割WRB配列を有し、WRB各色単位で4つの画素からなる画素ブロックを配列した構成である請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 撮像装置において実行する信号処理方法であり、
前記撮像装置は、複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部を有し、
制御部が、前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行う露光制御処理と、
加算画素値生成部が、前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成する加算画素値生成処理を実行する信号処理方法。 - 撮像装置において信号処理を実行させるプログラムであり、
前記撮像装置は、複数の同一色画素から構成される画素ブロックを配列した画素部を有し、
前記プログラムは、
制御部に、前記画素ブロックを構成する複数の同一色画素各々に対して異なる露光時間の制御を行わせる露光制御処理と、
加算画素値生成部に、前記画素ブロックの複数の同一色画素の出力を加算した加算画素値を生成させる加算画素値生成処理を実行させるプログラム。
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