Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes analog amplification unit for amplifying one pixel signal by a plurality of types of analog gain, digital amplification unit for amplifying the one pixel signal by a plurality of types of digital gain, and control unit for performing control so as to, in a case where a target gain is obtainable with only analog gain, perform first control for amplifying the pixel signal by a first gain and a second gain with the analog amplification unit, and, in a case where the target gain is not obtainable with only analog gain, perform second control for amplifying the pixel signal by the first gain and the second gain, using the analog amplification unit and the digital amplification unit.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion, each of pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion, a charge-voltage conversion portion, and an expansion portion configured to expand a capacitance of the charge-voltage conversion portion, a switching unit configured to switch connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion; and a read-out unit configured to amplify signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and read out the amplified signals, wherein when the read-out unit amplifies signals of the same pixel with a plurality of types of amplification ratios and reads out the amplified signals, the switching unit configures the same settings of switching the connection between the expansion portion and the charge-voltage conversion portion, for reading out operations with the plurality of amplification ratios.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, first acquisition unit for amplifying first image signals obtained by exposing the pixel portion, with multiple different gains, and acquiring multiple images respectively amplified with the multiple different gains, second acquisition unit for acquiring images for correction that correspond to the multiple different gains, and correction unit for correcting the multiple images using the images for correction that correspond to the gains with which the multiple images are respectively amplified.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes analog amplification unit for amplifying one pixel signal by a plurality of types of analog gain, digital amplification unit for amplifying the one pixel signal by a plurality of types of digital gain, and control unit for performing control so as to, in a case where a target gain is obtainable with only analog gain, perform first control for amplifying the pixel signal by a first gain and a second gain with the analog amplification unit, and, in a case where the target gain is not obtainable with only analog gain, perform second control for amplifying the pixel signal by the first gain and the second gain, using the analog amplification unit and the digital amplification unit.