Patent ID: 8054353

Claim:
A method of controlling a camera system having a plurality of solid-state imaging devices, the method comprising: supplying a horizontal addition control signal and a vertical addition control signal, phases of which are controlled, to the plurality of solid-state imaging devices; selecting a first pixel alternatively with a second pixel and a third pixel within a pixel column(s) and row(s) of the plurality of solid-state imaging devices in accordance with the horizontal addition control signal and the vertical addition control signal; supplying a reset pulse in accordance with the horizontal addition control signal and the vertical addition control signal to the first, second, and third pixels; adding a plurality of pixel signals that are adjacent in a horizontal direction, in a vertical direction, or in both horizontal and vertical directions, of the selected pixel column(s) and row(s); and processing a luminance signal, which is a result of the added plurality of pixel signals, a color signal, and a sync signal to output a color image signal.