An image pickup apparatus including a first photoelectric conversion circuit that has a photoelectric conversion area and is used for performing focus adjustment; a second photoelectric conversion circuit that has a photoelectric conversion area and is used for performing exposure amount adjustment; and a control circuit for controlling a power supply such that power is supplied to the first photoelectric conversion circuit and the second photoelectric conversion circuit independently, in which the first photoelectric conversion circuit and the second photoelectric conversion circuit are formed on a same semiconductor substrate.

 
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