Patent ID: 8553298

Claim:
A sensor comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit including a first photoelectric conversion element array and a second photoelectric conversion element array, each having an array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a predetermined direction; a storage unit configured to store a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to an outside of the sensor; a first transport unit configured to transport a charge stored in the first photoelectric conversion element array to the second photoelectric conversion element array; a second transport unit configured to transport a charge stored in the second photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the storage unit; and a control unit configured to serially execute a transfer control for transferring the charge in the second photoelectric conversion element array by driving the second transport unit and the transfer unit according to a trigger signal, and a transfer control for transferring a charge in the first photoelectric conversion element array to the outside of the sensor by driving the first transport unit, the second transport unit, and the transfer unit according to the trigger signal.