Patent ID: 8134633

Claim:
A color solid-state image capturing apparatus in which a plurality of light receiving sections for performing photoelectric conversions are arranged in a matrix on a light receiving surface of an image capturing area, a plurality of color filters each having a different spectral characteristic are positioned in a constant period above the plurality of light receiving sections in a corresponding manner to each of the plurality of light receiving sections, and a plurality of microlenses for focusing light on the plurality of respective light receiving sections are positioned on the plurality of color filters, and a plurality of color signals are output in accordance with the plurality of color filters, wherein the constant period of the plurality of color filters is defined as a unit, and the size of the plurality of microlenses is variable for each light receiving section so that the ratio of the plurality of color signals is constant in the unit; and wherein the ratio of the plurality of color signals is red (R)/green (G), green (G)/blue (B), and blue (B)/red (R), and the ratio is constant in the entire image capturing area.