JP2008278453A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

A pixel portion in which a plurality of groups including a plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction are arranged;
An adder which pixels of the same color Chi sac pixel signals of the plurality of pixels arranged in each of said groups is output to adding pixel signals to be output,
With
The addition unit is provided for said group of each common pixel amplifier which is connected in common to pixels of the same color, the pixel portions of the spatial center of gravity of the same color pixels to be added in each of the groups and wherein the sequence is added to the pixel signal of the same color pixels in each said group at the gate portion of the row direction and the common pixel amplifier of each so as to be equal pitch in at least one of said column direction An imaging device. The addition unit, among the plurality of pixels of each of the groups, an imaging apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that not adding pixel signals output from a plurality pieces of pixels arranged in at least one row . The addition unit, among the plurality of pixels of each of the groups, at least one is characterized by not adding pixel signals output from a plurality pieces of pixels arranged in rows claim 1 or claim 2, wherein Imaging device.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adding unit further adds the pixel signals added by the gate unit of the common pixel amplifier between the plurality of groups.   5. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein at least one part of pixels of the plurality of groups is common to part of pixels of another group.   6. Each of the plurality of groups includes a plurality of pixels arranged by 2n + 1 (n is an integer of 1 or more) in the row direction and the column direction. The imaging apparatus according to item 1. An imaging system,
The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An optical system for imaging light onto the imaging device;
A recording system for recording a signal output from the imaging device;
A system control circuit for controlling the entire imaging system;
An imaging system comprising: