Patent ID: 9036066
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state image pickup device, comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and outputting signals corresponding to the light quantity incident on each of the plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises: a first pixel that is equipped with a first photoelectric conversion means that converts incident light into an electrical signal to store the electrical signal; and a second pixel that is equipped with a second photoelectric conversion means that converts incident light into an electrical signal to store the electrical signal, and a light beam selecting means that selects a light beam that is incident on the second photoelectric conversion means, the solid-state image pickup device comprises: a first scanning circuit that performs control of a first exposure operation on the first pixels that simultaneously drives the first photoelectric conversion means of all the first pixels and, after a preset storage time has elapsed, in turn outputs the electrical signals that have been stored in the respective first photoelectric conversion means for each row in which the first pixels are arranged; and a second scanning circuit that performs control of a second exposure operation on the second pixels that, for each row in which the second pixels are arranged, in turn drives the second photoelectric conversion means of the respective second pixels and in turn outputs the electrical signals that have been stored in the respective second photoelectric conversion means, the solid-state image pickup device outputs the electrical signals, which have been stored in the first photoelectric conversion means, as image signals, and the solid-state image pickup device outputs the electrical signals, which have been stored in the second photoelectric conversion means, as focus signals.