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Digital Still Cameras at a Glance |
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What Is a Digital Still Camera? |
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2 | (1) |
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History of Digital Still Cameras |
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3 | (7) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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Why Did the Still Video System Fail? |
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7 | (1) |
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Dawn of Digital Still Cameras |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Variations of Digital Still Cameras |
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10 | (6) |
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Point-and-Shoot Camera Type |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Cellular Phones with Cameras |
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15 | (1) |
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Basic Structure of Digital Still Cameras |
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16 | (2) |
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Typical Block Diagram of a Digital Still Camera |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Applications of Digital Still Cameras |
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18 | (3) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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Optics in Digital Still Cameras |
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21 | (32) |
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Optical System Fundamentals and Standards for Evaluating Optical Performance |
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22 | (9) |
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Optical System Fundamentals |
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22 | (5) |
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Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and Resolution |
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27 | (3) |
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Aberration and Spot Diagrams |
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30 | (1) |
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Characteristics of DSC Imaging Optics |
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31 | (7) |
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Configuration of DSC Imaging Optics |
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32 | (1) |
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Depth of Field and Depth of Focus |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (2) |
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The Effects of Diffraction |
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36 | (2) |
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Important Aspects of Imaging Optics Design for DSCs |
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38 | (11) |
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38 | (2) |
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Freedom of Choice in Glass Materials |
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40 | (1) |
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Making Effective Use of Aspherical Lenses |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (3) |
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Suppressing Fluctuations in the Angle of Light Exiting from Zoom Lenses |
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46 | (1) |
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Considerations of the Mass-Production Process in Design |
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47 | (2) |
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DSC Imaging Lens Zoom Types and Their Applications |
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49 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (42) |
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Functions of an Image Sensor |
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55 | (6) |
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55 | (1) |
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Charge Collection and Accumulation |
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56 | (1) |
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Scanning of an Imaging Array |
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56 | (1) |
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Charge Transfer and X--Y Address |
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56 | (3) |
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Interlaced Scan and Progressive Scan |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (5) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Reflection at the SiO2/Si Interface |
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64 | (1) |
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Charge Collection Efficiency |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (12) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Temporal Noise in Image Sensors |
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74 | (3) |
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Input Referred Noise and Output Referred Noise |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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Photoconversion Characteristics |
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78 | (7) |
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Quantum Efficiency and Responsivity |
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78 | (1) |
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Mechanics of Photoconversion Characteristics |
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79 | (1) |
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Dynamic Range and Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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79 | (2) |
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Estimation of Quantum Efficiency |
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81 | (1) |
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Estimation of Conversion Gain |
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81 | (1) |
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Estimation of Full-Well Capacity |
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82 | (1) |
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Noise Equivalent Exposure |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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How to Increase Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (3) |
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Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) |
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85 | (1) |
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MTF of Image Sensors, MTF Imager |
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86 | (1) |
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Optical Black Pixels and Dummy Pixels |
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87 | (1) |
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Optical Format and Pixel Size |
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88 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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Pixel Size Considerations |
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89 | (1) |
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CCD Image Sensor vs. CMOS Image Sensor |
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90 | (5) |
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90 | (5) |
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95 | (48) |
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95 | (15) |
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Concept of the Charge Coupled Device |
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95 | (2) |
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Charge Transfer Mechanism |
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97 | (2) |
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Surface Channel and Buried Channel |
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99 | (6) |
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Typical Structures and Operations (Two- and Four-Phase Clocking) |
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105 | (2) |
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Output Circuitries and Noise Reduction: Floating Diffusion Charge Detector and CDS Process |
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107 | (3) |
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Structures and Characteristics of CCD Image Sensor |
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110 | (12) |
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Frame Transfer CCD and Interline Transfer CCD |
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110 | (2) |
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P-Substrate Structure and P-Well Structure |
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112 | (2) |
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Antiblooming and Low-Noise Pixels (Photodiode and VCCD) |
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114 | (3) |
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CCD Image Sensor Characteristics |
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117 | (1) |
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Photoelectric Conversion Characteristics |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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White Blemishes and Black Defects |
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120 | (1) |
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Charge Transfer Efficiency |
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120 | (1) |
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Operation and Power Dissipation |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (16) |
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Requirements from DSC Applications |
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122 | (1) |
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Interlace Scan and Progressive Scan |
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123 | (3) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (3) |
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High-Resolution Still Picture and High-Frame-Rate Movie |
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132 | (5) |
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System Solution for Using CCD Image Sensors |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (5) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (36) |
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Introduction to CMOS Image Sensors |
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144 | (9) |
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Concepts of CMOS Image Sensors |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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Fixed Pattern Noise Suppression |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Pixel-Addressing and Signal-Processing Architectures |
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150 | (1) |
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Pixel Serial Readout Architecture |
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150 | (1) |
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Column Parallel Readout Architecture |
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150 | (1) |
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Pixel Parallel Readout Architecture |
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151 | (1) |
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Rolling Shutter and Global Shutter |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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CMOS Active Pixel Technology |
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153 | (8) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Photodiode Reset Noise (kTC noise) |
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154 | (1) |
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Hard Reset and Soft Reset |
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155 | (1) |
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Reset Noise Suppression in PN Photodiode Pixels |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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Low-Voltage Charge Transfer |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Simplification of Pixel Configuration |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Other Pixel Structures for Large-Format, High-Resolution CMOS Image Sensors |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Vertical Integration Photodiode Pixel |
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161 | (1) |
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Signal Processing and Noise Behavior |
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161 | (7) |
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Pixel Signal Readout and FPN Suppression Circuit |
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162 | (1) |
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Column Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) Scheme |
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162 | (1) |
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Differential Delta Sampling (DDS) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Column Parallel PGA and ADC |
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165 | (1) |
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Noise in CMOS Image Sensors |
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165 | (1) |
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Pixel-to-Pixel Random Noise |
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166 | (1) |
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Row-Wise and Column-Wise Noise |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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CMOS Image Sensors for DSC Applications |
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168 | (7) |
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On-Chip Integration vs. Classes of DSC Products |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Middle-Class Compact DSCs |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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Operation Sequence for Capturing Still Images |
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169 | (1) |
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Synchronization of Rolling Reset and Mechanical Shutter |
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170 | (1) |
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Synchronization of Global Reset and Mechanical Shutter |
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170 | (1) |
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Electronic Global Shutter |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Mode Change and Dead Frames |
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174 | (1) |
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Future Prospects of CMOS Image Sensors for DSC Applications |
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175 | (4) |
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176 | (3) |
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Evaluation of Image Sensors |
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179 | (26) |
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What Is Evaluation of Image Sensors? |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Evaluation Parameters for Image Quality and an Image Sensor |
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180 | (1) |
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Environment for Image Sensor Evaluation |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (5) |
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Evaluation of an Image Sensor and Evaluation Environment |
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181 | (1) |
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Basic Configuration of Image Sensor Evaluation Environment |
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181 | (1) |
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Light Source (Light Box, Pulsed LED Light Source, High-Irradiance Light Source) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Optical Filters (Color Conversion Filters, Band-Pass Filters, IR-Cut Filters) |
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183 | (1) |
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Jig for Alignment of Image Sensor's Position (x, y, z, Azimuth, Rotation) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Image Acquisition Board and PC |
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184 | (1) |
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Evaluation/Analysis Software |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Measurement of Light Intensity |
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185 | (1) |
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Adjustment of Optical Axis |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (19) |
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Photoconversion Characteristics |
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186 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Saturation Characteristic |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (1) |
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Illuminated Characteristics |
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198 | (1) |
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Temporal Noise under Illumination |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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FPN under Illumination (PRNU) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Resolution Characteristics |
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200 | (1) |
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Image Lag Characteristics |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Reproduced Images of Natural Scenes |
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202 | (3) |
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Color Theory and Its Application to Digital Still Cameras |
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205 | (18) |
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206 | (6) |
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206 | (1) |
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Color-Matching Functions and Tristimulus Values |
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206 | (1) |
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Chromaticity and Uniform Color Space |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (1) |
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Light Source and Color Temperature |
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211 | (1) |
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Camera Spectral Sensitivity |
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212 | (2) |
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Characterization of a Camera |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (3) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Conversion for Display (Color Management) |
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218 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (3) |
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221 | (2) |
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Image-Processing Algorithms |
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223 | (32) |
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Basic Image-Processing Algorithms |
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224 | (14) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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Rectangular Grid Sampling |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (10) |
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Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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Principles of Focus Measurement Methods |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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Viewfinder and Video Mode |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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Zoom, Resize, Clipping of Image |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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Advanced Image Processing: How to Obtain Improved Image Quality |
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248 | (7) |
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248 | (1) |
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Advanced Color Interpolation |
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248 | (3) |
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Lens Distortion Correction |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (22) |
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Key Characteristics of an Image-Processing Engine |
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257 | (5) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (3) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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Time-to-Market Considerations |
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261 | (1) |
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Imaging Engine Architecture Comparison |
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262 | (4) |
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Image-Processing Engine Architecture |
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262 | (1) |
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General-Purpose DSP vs. Hardwired ASIC |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Time-to-Market Considerations |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (5) |
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Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) |
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266 | (1) |
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Optical Black Level Clamp |
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267 | (1) |
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Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (5) |
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Trends of Digital Cameras |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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Evaluation of Image Quality |
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277 | (28) |
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278 | (1) |
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General Items or Parameters |
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278 | (9) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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Gradation (Tone Curve, Gamma Characteristic) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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Uniformity (Unevenness, Shading) |
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286 | (1) |
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Detailed Items or Factors |
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287 | (15) |
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Image Sensor-Related Matters |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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White Clipping/Lack of Color/Toneless Black |
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291 | (1) |
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Spatial Random Noise/Fixed Pattern Noise |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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Signal Processing-Related Factors |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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Power Line Noise, Clock Noise |
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298 | (1) |
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System Control-Related Factors |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Influence of Flicker Illumination |
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300 | (1) |
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Flash Light Effects (Luminance Nonuniformity/White Clipping/Bicolor Illumination) |
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300 | (1) |
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Other Factors: Hints on Time and Motion |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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Camera Shake, Motion Blur |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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Standards Relating to Image Quality |
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302 | (3) |
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Some Thoughts on Future Digital Still Cameras |
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305 | (10) |
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The Future of DSC Image Sensors |
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305 | (6) |
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Future High-End Digital SLR Camera Sensors |
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306 | (2) |
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Future Mainstream Consumer Digital Camera Sensors |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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Some Future Digital Cameras |
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311 | (4) |
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314 | (1) |
Appendix A Number of Incident Photons per Lux with a Standard Light Source |
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315 | (4) |
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Appendix B Sensitivity and ISO Indication of an Imaging System |
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319 | (4) |
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Index |
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