US 12,464,229 B2
Imaging element control method and camera system having low power consumption mode
Sanshiro Shishido, Osaka (JP); and Shinichi Machida, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed on May 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,343.
Application 18/664,343 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2022/042238, filed on Nov. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-195520 (JP), filed on Dec. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0305881 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 25/63 (2023.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01)
CPC H04N 23/651 (2023.01) [H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 25/63 (2023.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/709 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01); H10F 39/809 (2025.01)] 8 Claims
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1. A control method for an imaging element including a photoelectric converter and a peripheral circuit connected to the photoelectric converter, the photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the control method comprising:
receiving a predetermined input signal; and
controlling the imaging element by switching between a normal imaging mode and a low power consumption mode based on the predetermined input signal, wherein
in the normal imaging mode, the imaging element is controlled to apply first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
in the low power consumption mode, the imaging element is controlled to apply second voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode and to stop part of operation of the peripheral circuit, the second voltage being larger than 0 V and smaller than the first voltage.