Imaging apparatus, method of driving imaging apparatus, and apparatus using the imaging apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakamasa Sakuragi
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakamasa Sakuragi
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Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a photoelectric conversion element; an amplifier transistor configured to output a voltage corresponding to electric charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element; a load transistor configured to supply a bias current to the amplifier transistor; and a voltage supply unit configured to input one of a first voltage and a second voltage, which have different voltage values, to a control node of the load transistor via an input capacitor. In the imaging apparatus, a current value of the bias current to be supplied by the load transistor at a time when the second voltage is input to the control node via the input capacitor is larger than a current value of the bias current to be supplied by the load transistor at a time when the first voltage is input to the control node via the input capacitor.
An imaging apparatus, comprising:
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