Patent ID: 8576984
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61B,G01N,H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: where M and N are each an integer not less than 2, M 1 is an integer less than M, N 1 is an integer less than N, m is an integer not less than 1 and not more than M, and n is an integer not less than 1 and not more than N, a photodetecting section having M×N pixel units P a readout wiring L a signal readout section connected with each of the readout wirings L a controlling section that controls an opening and closing operation of the readout switch of each of the M×N pixel units P the controlling section when in a first imaging mode, makes a voltage value according to an amount of charges generated in the photodiode of each of the M×N pixel units P when in a second imaging mode, makes a voltage value according to an amount of charges generated in the photodiode of each pixel unit P when in the second imaging mode as compared to when in the first imaging mode, makes a readout pixel pitch in frame data based on a voltage value to be output from the signal readout section smaller, makes a frame rate being a number of frames of data to be output per unit time higher, and makes a gain being a ratio of an output voltage value to an input charge amount in the signal readout section greater.