An image pickup element (12B, 12C) comprising: a pixel array (31C to 31G) in which at least a first light receiving unit configured to receive light in a predetermined color and a second light receiving unit configured to receive light having a wavelength band having a band width narrower than a band width of a wavelength band of the predetermined color are arranged, wherein, in a case where the pixel array (31C-G) is divided into four areas (A1 to A4) by a vertical line (Lv) and a horizontal line (Lh), a position of the second light receiving unit in a first block, in which one or more of each of the first light receiving unit and the second light receiving unit are arranged, differs in each of the areas (A1 to A4), wherein: a second block including a fifth light receiving unit that receives red light, a third block including a sixth light receiving unit that receives green light, a fourth block including a seventh light receiving unit that receives green light, and a fifth block including an eighth light receiving unit that receives blue light are arranged in the pixel array (31C to 31G), the first light receiving unit is one of the fifth light receiving unit to the eighth light receiving unit, the first block is one of the second block to the fifth block, in the second block to the fifth block, the light receiving units are arranged in two rows and two columns, characterized in that the colors of the second block to the fifth block in the pixel array are arranged such that the second to the fifth blocks form an arrangement of colors of Bayer array. a pixel array (31C to 31G) in which at least a first light receiving unit configured to receive light in a predetermined color and a second light receiving unit configured to receive light having a wavelength band having a band width narrower than a band width of a wavelength band of the predetermined color are arranged, wherein, in a case where the pixel array (31C-G) is divided into four areas (A1 to A4) by a vertical line (Lv) and a horizontal line (Lh), a position of the second light receiving unit in a first block, in which one or more of each of the first light receiving unit and the second light receiving unit are arranged, differs in each of the areas (A1 to A4), wherein: a second block including a fifth light receiving unit that receives red light, a third block including a sixth light receiving unit that receives green light, a fourth block including a seventh light receiving unit that receives green light, and a fifth block including an eighth light receiving unit that receives blue light are arranged in the pixel array (31C to 31G), the first light receiving unit is one of the fifth light receiving unit to the eighth light receiving unit, the first block is one of the second block to the fifth block, in the second block to the fifth block, the light receiving units are arranged in two rows and two columns, characterized in that the colors of the second block to the fifth block in the pixel array are arranged such that the second to the fifth blocks form an arrangement of colors of Bayer array. a second block including a fifth light receiving unit that receives red light, a third block including a sixth light receiving unit that receives green light, a fourth block including a seventh light receiving unit that receives green light, and a fifth block including an eighth light receiving unit that receives blue light are arranged in the pixel array (31C to 31G), the first light receiving unit is one of the fifth light receiving unit to the eighth light receiving unit, the first block is one of the second block to the fifth block, in the second block to the fifth block, the light receiving units are arranged in two rows and two columns, characterized in that the colors of the second block to the fifth block in the pixel array are arranged such that the second to the fifth blocks form an arrangement of colors of Bayer array.