Patent ID: 7262801
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a sensor including a plurality of pixels each including at least a light receiving element, an amplifier element and a selecting element, wherein an electrical signal from said light receiving element is output to a common output line through said selecting element; a scanning circuit for reading out the electrical signal in time sequence from the plural pixels; and a drive circuit which supplies pulses to said selecting element, wherein said drive circuit is arranged to drive said scanning circuit so that said scanning circuit supplies a first pulse having a first pulse width to said selecting element of a pixel to be read out, when a first resolution is selected, and supplies the first pulse to said selecting element of the pixel to be read out and a second pulse having a second pulse width smaller than the first pulse width to said selecting element of a pixel to be thinned out, when a second resolution lower than the first resolution is selected.