Patent ID: 7924334
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a pixel section having pixels arranged into a matrix, each pixel containing an electric charge retaining section with a first accumulation capacitance for retaining a signal electric charge, a photoelectric conversion device with a second accumulation capacitance greater than said first accumulation capacitance where a light signal is converted into signal electric charges and then accumulated, a transfer means for controlling a transfer of said signal electric charges from said photoelectric conversion device to said electric charge retaining section, a signal amplification means for amplifying said signal electric charges retained at said electric charge retaining section and outputting them as a pixel signal, and a reset means for controlling a connection between said photoelectric conversion device and a pixel power supply; a horizontal and vertical scanning means for outputting said pixel signal; and a control section for, after transfer of said signal electric charges by said transfer means, executing the connection between said photoelectric conversion device and said pixel power supply by said reset means before a start of an exposure.