Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof, and storage medium

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9621860
APP PUB NO 20150281618A1
SERIAL NO

14674672

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An image capturing apparatus comprises a solid-state image sensor including a pixel area where a plurality of unit pixels are arranged, each of the unit pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion, a first charge holding portion, a first charge transfer portion, a second charge holding portion, and a second charge transfer portion, a light projection unit, and a control unit configured to control to set the second charge transfer portion in an OFF state synchronized with a light projection operation by the light projection unit while keeping the first charge transfer portion in an ON state after controlling the photoelectric conversion portion to perform photoelectric conversion, and setting the first charge transfer portion and the second charge transfer portion in the ON states.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Saito, Makiko Tokyo, JP 34 228

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