Patent ID: 9398236
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capturing apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of rows; a readout circuit configured to read out signals from pixels of a selected row of the plurality of rows; and a signal processing unit configured to process signals read out by the readout circuit, wherein the apparatus has (a) a first mode in which a charge accumulation is controlled by an electronic shutter, and (b) a second mode in which the charge accumulation is controlled by a mechanical shutter, and wherein in the second mode, the signal processing unit corrects the signals read out from the pixels of the selected row of the plurality of rows based on differences between signals read out by the readout circuit from pixels of a first row of the plurality of rows and signals read out by the readout circuit from pixels of a second row of the plurality of rows.