Patent ID: 8749680

Claim:
An image pickup device comprising: an image pickup unit in which unit pixels having photoelectric conversion elements are arranged, the unit pixels outputting pixel signals; a reference signal generation unit that generates a reference signal, the reference signal being increased or decreased with a passage of time; a comparison unit that includes a differential amplifier unit and a reset unit, the differential amplifier unit having a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the first input terminal being electrically connected to the unit pixel via a first capacitive element, the second input terminal being electrically connected to the reference signal generation unit, the differential amplifier unit comparing a voltage of the first input terminal to a voltage of the second input terminal, the reset unit resetting the voltages of the first and second input terminals; a measurement unit that measures a comparison time of the comparison unit from a comparison start to a comparison end; and a change unit that changes the voltage of the first input terminal so that a voltage difference between the first input terminal and the second input terminal is set to a voltage at which a comparison operation by the comparison unit is ensured after a reset operation by the reset unit, wherein the change unit comprises a second capacitive element and a second switch element, one end of the second capacitive element is connected to the first input terminal, and the other end of the second capacitive element is connected to a first voltage source by the second switch element during the reset operation by the reset unit, and connected to a second voltage source different from the first voltage source after the reset operation by the reset unit.