Claims
- 1. An image pickup device provided with an image sensor for converting the light from an object into an image signal and an optical system for focusing the image light from said object onto said image sensor,
- wherein said image sensor comprises picture elements of a plurality of groups, each group comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in longitudinal direction of said sensor, said picture elements are arranged at a pitch, said pitch between the picture elements being set so that the respective picture elements can be resolved by said optical system, and said plurality of pixels of each group are arranged at a pitch, said pitch between the pixels being set so that resolution of said optical system can be lowered.
- 2. An image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein each of said picture elements is composed of plural pixels of mutually different colors.
- 3. An image pickup device according to claim 2, wherein each of said picture elements is composed of three pixels of red, green and blue colors.
- 4. An image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein said image sensor is composed of plural sensor chips, each including plural picture elements.
Priority Claims (2)
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6-302077 |
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7-030756 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of prior application Ser. No. 08/567,077, filed Dec. 4, 1995.
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