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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus comprises a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, vertical output lines arranged in such a manner that a plurality of vertical output lines are provided for each pixel column in the pixel portion, each of the plurality of vertical output lines provided for one pixel column being connected to a pixel in different rows within the one pixel column; and a readout circuit configured to, when simultaneously reading out signals of pixels in a plurality of rows within the one pixel column using the plurality of vertical output lines provided within the one pixel column, continuously read out same signals multiple times with respect to at least a pixel in one row among the pixels in the plurality of rows.