Patent ID: 7057652

Claim:
A color solid-state imaging apparatus in which a green color (G), a red color (R) and a blue color (B) in a Bayer array are respectively provided in a pixel unit on a plurality of pixel devices provided in an imaging area; wherein the color solid-state imaging apparatus is configured to perform at least one of a reading operation in a ½-decimated manner for ½ of the pixels of the imaging area, a reading operation in a ¼-decimated manner for ¼ of the pixels of the imaging area, a reading operation in a ⅛-decimated manner for ⅛ of the pixels of the imaging area, a reading operation in a 1/16-decimated manner for 1/16 of the pixels of the imaging area and a reading operation in a 1/18-decimated manner for 1/18 of the pixels of the imaging area so that a G signal has a first spatial resolution with a shape of a first square and each of an R signal and an B signal has a second resolution with a shape of a second square lying within and touching four sides of the first square.