Patent ID: 9100602
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix form; two vertical scanning circuits configured to sequentially select and scan at least one of the pixels in a vertical direction per row; and a control part configured to generate, based on a mode signal corresponding to an imaging mode, a driving switch signal to stop driving of one of the two vertical scanning circuits, wherein the mode signal is a signal indicating one of a high-speed reading mode that involves high-speed reading of a pixel signal and a low-speed reading mode that does not involve the high-speed reading of the pixel signal, the two vertical scanning circuits are driven when the mode signal indicating the high-speed reading mode is received, and driving of one of the two vertical scanning circuits is stopped when the mode signal indicating the low-speed reading mode is received.