Patent ID: 8269699

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a pixel unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix pattern; and a driving circuit for driving the pixel unit, wherein each of the pixels includes a capacitor; a first transistor that is turned on/off in response to a writing signal and via which one end of the capacitor is connected to a signal line; a second transistor; a light-emitting element which is connected to the second transistor; a third transistor that is turned on/off in response to a driving pulse signal and via which the drain of the second transistor is connected to a power-supply voltage; and a fourth transistor that is turned on/off in response to a control signal and that sets the other end of the signal level holding capacitor to a first fixed potential, and wherein the driving circuit sequentially sets the signal level of the signal line to a signal level and a second fixed potential, wherein during the period of time in which the signal level of the signal line is set to the second fixed potential, sets the third transistor to an on state.