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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes pixels including a photoelectric converter, a holding portion, and a transfer unit transferring charges from the photoelectric converter to the holding portion, and outputting a signal based on charges held in the holding portion, a signal line the signal is output from the pixels, a clipping unit limiting signal level so that it falls within a range having an upper limit or a lower limit determined by a clipping level, a transfer control unit controlling the transfer unit so that the charges generated during one exposure period are transferred through transfer operation performed at frequency variable but at least once, and a clipping level control unit controlling so that the clipping level is set to first clipping level when the transfer operation is performed at first frequency, and is set to second clipping level when the transfer operation is performed at second frequency.