Patent ID: 8764634

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging sensor comprising a light receiving part configured to obtain an electrical signal after a photoelectric conversion from a plurality of pixels for imaging, and to output the electrical signal as pixel information; an optical fiber cable that constitutes a first transmission channel, wherein the optical fiber cable is configured to transmit a first pixel information including the pixel information output from the imaging sensor; an electrical cable that constitutes a second transmission channel, wherein the electrical cable is configured to transmit a second pixel information including a portion of the pixel information output from the imaging unit; a first receiver configured to receive the first pixel information transmitted by the optical fiber cable; a second receiver configured to receive the second pixel information transmitted by the second transmitter; a selection circuit configured to select one of the first pixel information and the second pixel information; a control circuit configured to determine whether or not a transmission abnormality is present in the optical fiber cable only, and to control the selection circuit to select one of the first pixel information and the second pixel information depending on a presence of the transmission abnormality in the optical fiber cable; and an image processor configured to generate an image based on one of the first pixel information and the second pixel information selected based on the control of the control circuit.