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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Sambonsugi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus that comprises a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels for performing photoelectric conversion are arranged in a matrix, and column circuits plurally arranged for each column of the pixel region and to which signals of the pixel region are outputted, the apparatus comprising: a correction unit configured to correct image data outputted from the pixel region based on a difference in a characteristic of the plurality of column circuits; and a control unit configured to control so as to output the image data using a first column circuit of the plurality of column circuits and to output correction data for correction value generation by the correction unit using a second column circuit different from the first column circuit.