Patent ID: 9197833
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixel arrays, each pixel array including a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit converting light to electric charges, and each pixel array corresponding to each of colors different from each other; and a pulse controlling unit for supplying control pulses to the pixel arrays for reading a signal based on the electric charges, wherein the plurality of pixel arrays are arranged adjacent side by side along a first direction, the control pulse supplied to each pixel array corresponding to each of colors is set based on a color offset quantity formed in the first direction, the control pulse includes a reset pulse controlling a reset operation of the pixel, a transfer pulse controlling an operation of transferring a charge generated in an accumulation period of the pixel, and a read out pulse controlling an operation of sampling and holding a signal of the pixel, and the pulse controlling unit controls variation quantities of pulse positions of the reset pulse, the transfer pulse and the read out pulse, by a color offset quantity uniformly for each of colors.