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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaro Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Wakashima, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged in a matrix, an AD converter arranged corresponding to each pixel column of the pixel portion and configured to convert a pixel signal acquired from the pixels into a digital signal, an addition circuit configured to add pixel signals of different N columns (N being an integer of 2 or more); and a control unit configured to use a plurality of AD converters corresponding to the N columns to perform AD conversion on the pixel signals added by the addition circuit, and, during the AD conversion, after a predetermined time has elapsed from start of the AD conversion, perform a control to switch some of the plurality of AD converters to an operation that reduces power consumption.
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