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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeharu Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus having a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element and a plurality of first holding portions, comprises a control unit that controls a charge accumulation period in the photoelectric conversion elements in units of predetermined minimum controllable period, and a setting unit that sets a charge accumulation period in one frame period. The control unit controls to transfer charges from the photoelectric conversion elements to the first holding portions in turn a plurality of times during each frame period, and controls the charge accumulation period in the photoelectric conversion elements such that a difference between the set charge accumulation period and a total of divided charge accumulation periods for accumulating charges to be transferred the plurality of times in each frame period becomes shorter than the minimum controllable period.