Patent ID: 8901504
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup unit comprising: an image pickup section including a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion device; and a drive section performing a line-sequential readout drive for line-sequentially performing readout operation and a line-sequential reset drive for line-sequentially performing reset operation, the readout operation allowing a signal charge obtained by the photoelectric conversion device to be read out from each of the pixels, the reset operation allowing the signal charge in the pixel to be reset, wherein the drive section intermittently performs the line-sequential reset drive multiple times during one frame period, to allow a non-overlap period to be provided at least in part of the reset operation periods in an overlap period, the overlap period being a period during which a drive period of one of the multiple line-sequential reset drives and a drive period of one of the remaining multiple line-sequential reset drives are overlapped, and the non-overlap period being a period during which each of the reset operations by the one of the multiple line-sequential drives is not overlapped with any of the reset operations by the one of the remaining multiple line-sequential reset drives.