Patent ID: 8922679

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel array section formed by a plurality of pixels which are disposed in the form of a matrix having an effective pixel region and a light-shielded pixel region which are shielded from light; a row scan section selecting and controlling each row of pixels of the pixel array section to output a signal from each of the pixels of the selected row of pixels to a column signal line provided in association with the row of pixels; and wherein the light-shielded pixel region includes an optical black pixel region formed by pixels generating a signal serving as a reference for a black level and a dummy pixel region which is formed by pixels whose signal output path to the column signal line is interrupted to discharge an electrical charge generated at each pixel to a power supply and which is provided between the optical black pixel region and the effective pixel region, wherein the row scan section does not select the dummy pixel region of the light-shielded pixel region.