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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideta Nishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel for performing a photoelectric conversion, an AD converter configured to perform an AD conversion of a signal of the pixel, and a control unit configured to perform an AD conversion in either a first AD conversion mode in which an image signal is obtained by performing an AD conversion by comparing the signal of the pixel with one of a plurality of reference signals with different gradients of a temporal change of a signal level or a second AD conversion mode in which a plurality of image signals with different gains are obtained by performing a plurality of AD conversions by comparing a signal of one pixel with a plurality of reference signals with different gradients of a temporal change of a signal level.
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