Patent ID: 8493486
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a pixel array in which pixels are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit; and a row selection unit configured to select a row in the pixel array, wherein the row selection unit includes an address generation unit configured to generate an address signal corresponding to an address of a row in the pixel array by time division multiplexing, a decoder configured to decode the address signal generated by the address generation unit and output a corresponding decode value, a first storage unit configured to store the decode value corresponding to an address of a row, from which signal is read, in the pixel array, and a second storage unit configured to store the decode value corresponding to an address of a row, on which initialization is performed, in the pixel array, and the row selection unit further includes a third storage unit configured to store the decode value corresponding to an address of a row, in which a potential of the photoelectric conversion unit is fixed, in the pixel array.