A 2/3-in 1187(H)x 581(V) S-VHS-compatible frame-transfer CCDfor ESP and movie mode

• Published in: IEEE transactions on electron devices Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1059 - 1068
• Main Authors: Bosiers, J T, Kleimann, A C, Dillen, B G, Peek, H L, Kokshoorn, A L, Daemen, N J, van der Sijde, A G, van Gaal, L T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-05-1991
• ISSN: 0018-9383
• DOI: 10.1109/16.78380

The authors present a high-resolution frame-transfer charge-coupled-device (CCD) suitable for S-VHS camcorders with an additional full-resolution true electronic still picture (ESP) mode of operation. The CCD sensor is composed of an image section, an intermediate readout register, a storage section, and a second readout register. A resolution of 450 TV lines (H) is obtained in color images by applying cyan-green-yellow complementary stripe color filters on the 1187(H)x581(V) pixels. The operation of the sensor in both conventional video and ESP modes is described. Special attention is paid to the 3-D potential calculations required to obtain a design guaranteeing a high-quality picture. Experimental results are presented