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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel including a conversion unit configured to accumulate a charge based on incident light, the pixel being configured to output a photoelectric conversion signal based on the accumulated charge, a sample-and-hold unit configured to sample and hold a first photoelectric conversion signal and a second photoelectric conversion signal output from the pixel, and an oversampling conversion unit configured to analog-to-digital (AD) convert the first photoelectric conversion signal and the second photoelectric conversion signal output from the sample-and-hold unit, wherein in processing from when the first photoelectric conversion signal and the second photoelectric conversion signal are output from the pixel to when the first photoelectric conversion signal and the second photoelectric conversion signal are AD converted, a gain set for the first photoelectric conversion signal and a gain set for the second photoelectric conversion signal are different.