Patent ID: 8605169

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a picture element block on which are provided a plurality of picture element circuits having features for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal; a picture element drive block that is drivable so as to execute a shutter operation of the picture element block and a read operation; and an interface section that controls a timing for reflecting a shutter setting and a gain setting onto at least the picture element drive block; wherein the interface section includes, a function of automatically reflecting the gain setting onto a next frame after one frame in which a gain is set, a data hold unit configured to hold the shutter setting data and the gain setting data, a delay update timing generation unit configured to receive an update timing signal and to generate a one-frame delay update timing signal, a gain hold unit configured to receive the delay update timing signal and to output the gain setting data to be supplied with a one-frame delay, and a reflection control unit configured to receive the update timing signal and to directly output the shutter setting data held in the data hold unit and supply the gain setting data to the gain hold unit.