What is Rolling shutter?

A readout method that exposes and reads pixel rows one after another. It is simple, but fast-moving subjects appear skewed. Exposing all pixels at once is a global shutter.

Field: Image sensors and optical devices

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  1. Why do fast-moving subjects appear distorted with the rolling shutter method of CMOS image sensors?

Related terms

CMOS Global shutter Backside illumination (BSI) Bayer pattern CCD image sensor CMOS image sensor Correlated double sampling (CDS) Dark current Fixed-pattern noise Full-well capacity

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