Patent ID: 7897969
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A solid-state image pickup device comprising: a pixel array area in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are two-dimensionally arranged; first control unit for performing control such that signals of pixels in a desired region of the pixel array area are sequentially read row by row; and second control unit for performing control such that, at least some of the pixels in regions except for the desired region are sequentially reset row by row, and further wherein the reset operation is performed such that reset of any rows immediately adjacent the desired region is always performed for a selective read operation thereby ensuring that overflow from rows immediately adjacent the desired region does not interfere with signals from the desired region, wherein the second control unit causes reset of adjacent rows both immediately above and below the rows of pixels in the desired region provided that there are rows of pixels both above and below the desired region.