Control method of display device, and display device

A control method of a display device,

• the display device including a plurality of pixel circuits,
• each of the plurality of pixel circuits including a light emitting element, a drive transistor, and a pixel capacitance,
• the drive transistor including a gate, a source, and a drain,
• the light emitting element being connected to the source,
• one end of the pixel capacitance being connected to the gate, and another end of the pixel capacitance being connected to the source,
• a frame period during which one image continues to be displayed by the display device including a first subframe period and at least one second subframe period that follows the first subframe period,
• each of the at least one second subframe period being equal in length to the first subframe period,
• the control method comprising:
• in the first subframe period,
• (H) maintaining the light emitting element in a non-emission state for a non-emission period that is predetermined;
• and
• (I) causing the light emitting element to emit light after (H), and
• in each of the at least one second subframe period,
• (J) maintaining the light emitting element in the non-emission state for the non-emission period;
• and
• (K) causing the light emitting element to emit light after (J),
• wherein (H) includes:
• (L) applying an initialization potential, which is predetermined, to the source;
• (M) writing a signal corresponding to the one image to the pixel capacitance after (L);
• and
• (N) applying the initialization potential to the source for an initialization period that is predetermined, after (M),
• (J) includes (O) applying the initialization potential to the source, and
• a period from a start of the first subframe period to an end of (N) is equal in length to a period from a start of each of the at least one second subframe period to an end of (O).

A display device comprising:

• a plurality of pixel circuits;
• at least one dummy pixel circuit;
• and
• a control device that controls the plurality of pixel circuits,
• wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a light emitting element, a drive transistor, and a pixel capacitance,
• the drive transistor includes a gate, a source, and a drain,
• the light emitting element is connected to the source,
• one end of the pixel capacitance is connected to the gate, and another end of the pixel capacitance is connected to the source,
• each of the at least one dummy pixel circuit includes a capacitive element, and
• the control device includes an initializer that applies an initialization potential, which is predetermined, to the source of the drive transistor included in at least one pixel circuit among the plurality of pixel circuits and to the capacitive element included in each of the at least one dummy pixel circuit.