Patent ID: 7990424

Claim:
An image data processing device comprising: an imaging unit that has pixels in a two-dimensional array and outputs analog data photoelectrically converted from each pixel; an A/D converter operable to convert the analog data to digital data; a video processing unit that executes a video process based on the digital data; a still image processing unit that executes a still image process based on the digital data; a first channel operable to carry data from said A/D converter to said video processing unit; a second channel operable to carry data from said A/D converter to said still image processing unit; and memory disposed to said second channel operable to accumulate the digital data output by said A/D converter, wherein: said A/D converter comprises a first A/D converter, a second A/D converter, and so forth to an N-th A/D converter (where N is a positive integer), and a scaling process unit connected to an output of each of the first to N-th A/D converters; the input of the first A/D converter, the second A/D converter, and so forth to the N-th A/D converter is respectively connected to a first channel line, a second channel line, and so forth to an N-th channel line; and the pixels of said imaging unit are divided into a plurality of blocks each containing N pixels, and the pixels in the first block are connected to the first channel line, the pixels in the second block are connected to the second channel line, and the pixels in the N-th block are connected to the N-th channel line.