Patent ID: 7242432
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus for outputting image signals by photoelectrically converting an image formed at an optical system by an image sensor array having a color filter array having several spectral transmittance disposed in front thereof, said imaging apparatus comprising: mode setting means capable of setting at least one mode among an all-pixel read mode for effecting readout of all of the pixels of at least one horizontal line, an intermittent read mode for effecting readout in a thinned-out manner of pixels to be read out from at least one horizontal line, and an averaging read mode for effecting readout by averaging a plurality of pixels as the mode for reading out image signals from said image sensor array; and readout rule control means for controlling and determining pixel locations for reading out said image signals; wherein: wherein said readout pixel location regions are arranged in such a manner that said regions located next to each other in the vertical direction of said image sensor array are shifted horizontally with respect to each other; and said readout rule control means changes and controls the locations of said readout pixel location regions frame by frame.