An image pixel control method includes: performing an initialization process comprising initializing the light receiving unit; performing an excess value sampling process comprising sampling a voltage level corresponding to a quantity of photoelectrons in excess of a photoelectron accommodation capacity of the light receiving unit; performing an initialization level comprising sampling process sampling a voltage level applied to the light receiving unit when the light receiving unit is initialized; and performing a data level sampling process comprising sampling a voltage level corresponding to a quantity of photoelectrons accommodated in the light receiving unit.