DRIVING METHOD FOR AN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

摘要

A driving method for an image pickup apparatus includes accumulating a signal generated during a first charge accumulation period by a first sub pixel, accumulating a signal generated during a second charge accumulation period partially overlapped with the first charge accumulation period by a second sub pixel, and controlling column circuits such that, after processing of the signal generated during the first charge accumulation period is performed, processing of the signal is performed which is generated during the second charge accumulation period of the second sub pixel included in the pixel where the signal processing of the first sub pixel is performed, and the column circuits are put into a non-operating state during at least part of a period after the processing of the signal generated during the first charge accumulation period is ended until the second charge accumulation period is ended.

主权项

1. A driving method for an image pickup apparatus that includes
a plurality of pixel columns each including a plurality of pixels each including a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel, and a plurality of column circuits each configured to process a signal output from each of the plurality of pixel columns, the method comprising: accumulating a signal generated during a first charge accumulation period by the first sub pixel; accumulating a signal generated during a second charge accumulation period partially overlapped with the first charge accumulation period by the second sub pixel; and controlling the plurality of column circuits such that after processing of the signal generated during the first charge accumulation period is performed, processing of the signal is performed which is generated during the second charge accumulation period of the second sub pixel included in the pixel where the signal processing of the first sub pixel is performed, and the plurality of column circuits are put into a non-operating state during at least part of a period after the processing of the signal generated during the first charge accumulation period is ended until the second charge accumulation period is ended.