Since the readout operation in the photoelectric conversion device according to the present embodiment is the same as that in the timing diagram of the third embodiment illustrated in
Also in the present embodiment, the noise amounts superimposed on image data of the reference part 101 and image data of the comparison part 102 can be matched, and the noise amounts superimposed on image data of the reference part 103 and image data of the comparison part 104 can be matched in the same manner as the third embodiment. Further, in the photoelectric conversion device according to the present embodiment, since image data of the reference part 103 and image data of the comparison part 104 are read out by the single readout circuit 30, influence of noise superimposed on a ramp signal or a count signal can be further suppressed compared to the third embodiment.
Therefore, according to the photoelectric conversion device of the present embodiment, accurate correlation operation can be performed on both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and the accuracy of focusing in autofocusing can be improved.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, influence of pattern noise superimposed on a pair of image data can be suppressed, and the accuracy of focusing in autofocusing can be improved.