Patent ID: 6947083

Claim:
A solid state image device in which solid state image elements of N lines in a vertical direction and M pixels in a horizontal direction are arranged in a matrix shape, said solid state image elements being grouped in sets of red, green and blue colored pixels; said solid state image device comprising: display means for displaying a position of a defective pixel occurred in said solid state element on a screen, a horizontal cursor operated in the vertical direction on said screen and displayed in white, and a vertical cursor operated in the horizontal direction on said screen and displayed in red, green or blue based on the color of the defective pixel at said position and flickering if the defective pixel is not previously known; position selection means for selecting a position of a defective pixel on a screen of said display means, the position selection means having a manual writing mode and an automated writing mode; in said automated writing mode the position of said defective pixel is automatically determined by scanning an acquisition image acquired by said solid state image device and comparing a luminance value for each pixel with a predetermined luminance value, and memory means for recording positional information of said defective pixel selected by said position selection means.