Patent ID: 6963372

Claim:
A solid-state image sensing apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, a field effect transistor whose gate receives photo-charge signals generated by said photoelectric conversion element, a first switch adapted to control a connection between said photoelectric conversion element and the gate of said field effect transistor, and a first reset circuit adapted to reset the gate of said field effect transistor; output lines adapted to transfer respective outputs from said field effect transistors; loads provided on said output lines for said field effect transistors; second reset circuits adapted to reset said output lines to a predetermined voltage not equal to ground voltage; driving circuits adapted to reset said output lines, to transfer to said output lines said first signals obtained from said field effect transistors by resetting the gates of said field effect transistors, to turn on said first switches and reset said output lines while transferring said photo-charge signals to the gates of said field effect transistors, and then to transfer second signals from said field effect transistors to said output lines; a first capacitor adapted to store temporarily an output from said field effect transistor transferred to a respective said output line; and a second switch adapted to control transference of the output from said output line to said first capacitor.