An imaging apparatus comprising: at least a first imaging element and a second imaging element each configured to perform imaging in a same direction, and a combination section configured to combine an output of the first imaging element with an output of the second imaging element , wherein the first imaging element has same pixel arrangement in all parts, the second imaging element has pixels which differ between the central part and a part other than the central part , wherein the central part is a region having substantially a same angle of view as an angle of view of a central part of the first imaging element , and the part other than the central part is a region having substantially a same angle of view as an angle of view of a part other than the central part of the first imaging element , the second imaging element includes pixels in the part other than the central part , which have higher sensitivity than the sensitivity of pixels of the central part , and the combination section is configured to change a combination ratio in accordance with a distance from the optical center of the first imaging element such that the contribution of the higher sensitivity pixels starts at the distance from which said pixels are disposed and increases with distance; or the combination section is configured to change a combination ratio in accordance with a distance from the optical center of the first imaging element such that the contribution of the higher sensitivity pixels starts at a distance greater than the distance from which said pixels are disposed and at which shading exceeds a predetermined level, said contribution increasing with distance, in accordance with a shading characteristic of the first imaging element . at least a first imaging element and a second imaging element each configured to perform imaging in a same direction, and a combination section configured to combine an output of the first imaging element with an output of the second imaging element , wherein the first imaging element has same pixel arrangement in all parts, the second imaging element has pixels which differ between the central part and a part other than the central part , wherein the central part is a region having substantially a same angle of view as an angle of view of a central part of the first imaging element , and the part other than the central part is a region having substantially a same angle of view as an angle of view of a part other than the central part of the first imaging element , the second imaging element includes pixels in the part other than the central part , which have higher sensitivity than the sensitivity of pixels of the central part , and the combination section is configured to change a combination ratio in accordance with a distance from the optical center of the first imaging element such that the contribution of the higher sensitivity pixels starts at the distance from which said pixels are disposed and increases with distance; or the combination section is configured to change a combination ratio in accordance with a distance from the optical center of the first imaging element such that the contribution of the higher sensitivity pixels starts at a distance greater than the distance from which said pixels are disposed and at which shading exceeds a predetermined level, said contribution increasing with distance, in accordance with a shading characteristic of the first imaging element . <EOS>