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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kubozono, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Ode, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit including a first photoelectric conversion element array and a second photoelectric conversion element array, each having an array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a predetermined direction, a storage unit configured to store a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to an outside of the sensor, a control unit configured to serially execute a first transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the second photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the storage unit and a second transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the first photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the second photoelectric conversion element array and the storage unit.