METHOD OF REMOVING A BAD PIXEL FROM A PIXEL IMAGE GENERATED BY AN IMAGE SENSOR, AN IMAGE SENSOR USING THE METHOD, AND AN APPLICATION PROCESSOR USING THE METHOD

A method of removing a bad pixel from a pixel image is provided. The method includes determining whether a representative pixel representing at least one bad pixel is included in a kernel, determining whether a first pixel is a bad pixel when the representative pixel is included in the kernel, and compensating for the first pixel using a second pixel in the kernel when the first pixel is determined to be a bad pixel. The kernel has the first pixel at a center of the kernel.