Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus having correction of signal difference
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Application No.: US16653299Application Date: 2019-10-15
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Publication No.: US11082648B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JPJP2018-200048 20181024
- Main IPC: H04N5/357
- IPC: H04N5/357 ; H04N5/378 ; H04N5/374

Abstract:
An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a controller, and a correction circuit. The first pixel has a first photoelectric conversion portion. The second pixel has a second photoelectric conversion portion. The controller controls to output a first signal based on reset release of the first pixel and a second signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a first period, and to output a third signal based on photoelectric conversion of the first pixel and a fourth signal based on reset release of the second pixel in a second period. The correction circuit corrects a difference between the third signal and the first signal, using a difference between the fourth signal and the second signal.
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