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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1998
Yasuhito Maki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solid state image pickup device comprising; a sensor section having a plurality of light-receiving regions arranged in plurality in which each of the light-receiving regions converts an incident light into signal charges of an amount corresponding to the amount of light, a charge transfer register for transferring the signal charges read out from each of the light-receiving regions of the sensor section, a charge discharging section for discharging charges stored in each of the light-receiving regions of the sensor section, and a control means for controlling such that charge stored in each of the light-receiving regions are discharged to the charge discharging section within a predetermined period of time upon rising of the power supply.