Patent ID: 8497921

Claim:
An image pickup device comprising: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; and a row selection unit which selects a pixel row, where the row selection unit includes: an address generation unit which generates an address signal corresponding to an address of a pixel row in a time division multiplex method; a decoder which decodes the address signal generated by the address generation unit and outputs a resultant decoded value; a first storage unit which stores the decoded value corresponding to the address of a pixel row from which signals are to be read; and a second storage unit which stores the decoded value corresponding to the address of a pixel row to be initialized, wherein, among the pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of pixels in adjacent rows form a plurality of pixel blocks each with a shared transistor shared by the plurality of pixels, and the row selection unit further includes a third storage unit which stores the decoded value for controlling the shared transistor.