Patent ID: 8405749

Claim:
A solid-state image pickup element comprising: a pixel array unit composed of pixels arranged in a row direction and a vertical direction in a matrix manner; a latch unit provided for each column constituting the pixel array unit and configured to convert a pixel value of the pixel into a digital pixel value to hold the pixel value; a column scanning unit for selecting the latch unit through a column scanning; a capturing unit for sequentially capturing the pixel value held by the latch unit selected by the column scanning unit in synchronism with a predetermined clock; a delay unit for delaying the clock for driving the capturing unit in a plurality of stages; and a control unit for setting first dummy data in a latch unit at a near end which is most adjacent to the capturing unit among the latch units, setting second dummy data in a latch unit at a far end which is farthest from the capturing unit among the latch units, and setting a delay amount in the delay unit as a delay amount at which both the first dummy data and the second dummy data can be captured by the capturing unit.