Patent ID: 8854520

Claim:
A solid-state imaging device comprising: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix state and a plurality of column signal lines, respective ones of the plurality of pixels having a photoelectric conversion device, wherein more than one of the plurality of column signal lines correspond to a respective column in the pixel arrangement and pixels are regularly connected to the plural column signal lines in accordance with rows in which pixels are positioned; and a pixel signal reading unit having a column processing unit configured to read pixel signals in units of plural pixels from the pixel array unit and perform column processing to read signals on a column basis, wherein the pixel signal reading unit includes a column input unit configured to connect one or plural column signal lines arranged at a corresponding column to an input of one column processing unit through plural capacitors connected in parallel, and the column input unit has switches configured to change a connection state between plural capacitors and plural column signal lines corresponding to the single column.