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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kento Iimori, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a matrix, at least three sample-hold circuits, a voltage-current conversion portion configured to output a difference between two sample-hold circuits as a current signal, an AD converter configured to convert an output signal of the voltage-current conversion portion to a digital signal, and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a period in which a first pixel signal obtained from the pixel is held in one sample-hold circuit, and the first pixel signal is AD converted, an operation is started in which a second pixel signal obtained from the pixel become held in another sample-hold circuit.