US 12,238,429 B2
Control method, camera assembly, and mobile terminal
Xin Yang, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/977,936.
Application 17/977,936 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/088402, filed on Apr. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010441506.1 (CN), filed on May 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0046521 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2023.01); H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/533 (2023.01); H04N 25/589 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/84 (2023.01) [H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04N 9/64 (2013.01); H04N 25/50 (2023.01); H04N 25/533 (2023.01); H04N 25/589 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A control method for an image sensor, the image sensor comprising a two-dimensional (2D) pixel array, the 2D pixel array comprising a plurality of minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit comprising a plurality of subunits, each subunit comprising a plurality of color pixels and a plurality of panchromatic pixels, the color pixels having a narrower spectral response than the panchromatic pixels, the control method comprising:
obtaining original image data by controlling exposure of the 2D pixel array, the original image data comprising color original image data generated by exposure of the color pixels and panchromatic original image data generated by exposure of the panchromatic pixels; and
outputting target image data according to the original image data;
wherein obtaining the original image data by controlling exposure of the 2D pixel array comprises:
obtaining first original image data by controlling a plurality of color pixels and a plurality of panchromatic pixels in a (2n−1)-th row to be exposed for a first exposure duration; and
obtaining second original image data by controlling a plurality of color pixels and a plurality of panchromatic pixels in a 2n-th row to be exposed for a second exposure duration, wherein
n is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, the first exposure duration is different from the second exposure duration, the first original image data comprises first color original image data generated by exposure of the color pixels and first panchromatic original image data generated by exposure of the panchromatic pixels, and the second original image data comprises second color original image data generated by exposure of the color pixels and second panchromatic original image data generated by exposure of the panchromatic pixels.