Imaging device

Abstract

An imaging device includes: a plurality of first pixels that includes pixels of a plurality of color components and generates a first signal from incident light; a plurality of second pixels that generates a second signal from light that has transmitted at least a part of the first pixels; and a signal generation unit that generates a signal obtained by combining the first signal and the second signal.

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         10 . An imaging device comprising:
 a first photoelectric conversion unit including pixels that photoelectrically convert light of a first color out of incident light and transmit light of a complementary color of the first color;   a second photoelectric conversion unit including pixels that photoelectrically convert the light of the complementary color that has transmitted through the first photoelectric conversion unit; and   a signal generation unit that generates a signal from a signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit and a signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit.   
     
     
         11 . The imaging device according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of first pixels that photoelectrically convert the light of the first color out of the incident light and transmit the light of the complementary color of the first color, and a plurality of second pixels that photoelectrically convert light of a second color out of the incident light and transmit light of a complementary color of the second color; and   the second photoelectric conversion unit includes third pixels that photoelectrically convert the light of the complementary color that has transmitted through the first pixels, and fourth pixels that photoelectrically convert the light of the complementary color that has transmitted through the second pixels.   
     
     
         12 . The imaging device according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit adds the signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit to the signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit to generate an addition signal.   
     
     
         13 . The imaging device according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit adds signals of the first pixels to signals of the third pixels to generate an addition signal and adds signals of the second pixels to signals of the fourth pixels to generate an addition signal.   
     
     
         14 . The imaging device according to  claim 13 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit generates signals of the first color at the second pixels and signals of the second color at the first pixels by using the signals of the first pixels and the signals of the second pixels; and   the signal generation unit generate an image signal based on the generated signals of the first color, the generated signals of the second color and the addition signals.   
     
     
         15 . The imaging device according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit corrects signals of the first color of the first pixels and the generated signals of the second color based on the signals of the first color of the first pixels, the generated signals of the second color and the addition signals; and   the signal generation unit generates a color difference signal based on the corrected signals of the first color, the corrected signals of the second color and the addition signals.   
     
     
         16 . The imaging device according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit corrects signals of the second color of the second pixels and the generated signals of the first color based on the signals of the second color of the second pixels, the generated signals of the first color and the addition signals; and   the signal generation unit generates a color difference signal based on the corrected signals of the first color, the corrected signals of the second color and the addition signals.   
     
     
         17 . An imaging device, comprising:
 a first photoelectric conversion unit including pixels that photoelectrically convert visible light of a first color out of incident light;   a second photoelectric conversion unit including pixels that photoelectrically convert visible light that has transmitted through the first photoelectric conversion unit; and   a signal generation unit that generates a signal from a signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit and a signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit.   
     
     
         18 . The imaging device according to  claim 17 , wherein:
 the first photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of first pixels that photoelectrically convert the visible light of the first color out of the incident light, and a plurality of second pixels that photoelectrically convert visible light of a second color out of the incident light; and   the second photoelectric conversion unit includes third pixels that photoelectrically convert visible light that has transmitted through the first pixels, and fourth pixels that photoelectrically convert visible light that has transmitted through the second pixels.   
     
     
         19 . The imaging device according to  claim 18 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit adds signals of the first pixels to signals of the third pixels to generate an addition signal; and   the signal generation unit adds signal of the second pixels to signals of the fourth pixels to generate an addition signal.   
     
     
         20 . The imaging device according to  claim 19 , wherein:
 the signal generation unit generates signals of the first color at the second pixels and signals of the second color at the first pixels by using the signals of the first pixels and the signals of the second pixels; and   the signal generation unit generates an image signal based on the generated signals of the first color, the generated signals of the second color and the addition signals.