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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Michimata, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoya Onishi, Ayase, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus that includes a first and second image sensors each including pixel array and a driving unit, the driving units perform first driving, in a first period, such that a signal based on a light from non-irradiated object is held in a first signal holding unit of each of the first and second image sensors, second driving, in a second period, such that a signal based on a light from irradiated object is held in a second signal holding unit of the first image sensor, and third driving, in a third period, such that a signal based on a light from irradiated object is held in a second signal holding unit of the second image sensor, the third period including a period which does not overlap the second period.