Patent ID: 8582019

Claim:
An image pickup element comprising: a pair of first pixels that perform a pupil division function by receiving an object light beam transmitted through a pair of portions inclined in opposite directions along a predetermined direction in an exit pupil of a shooting optical system; and a second pixel group including second pixels that are not provided with the pupil division function, wherein the second pixel group includes a plurality of photoelectric converters disposed at a predetermined pitch along the predetermined direction, and a plurality of microlenses provided above the respective photoelectric converters, wherein the pair of first pixels include a pair of photoelectric converters having the same size as the plurality of photoelectric converters, the pair of photoelectric converters being disposed adjacent to each other at the predetermined pitch along the predetermined direction, and wherein a light-intercepting section and one microlens are provided above the pair of photoelectric converters, the light-intercepting section having two light-intercepting areas that intercept the light beam transmitted through the exit pupil, the one microlens being interposed between the two light-intercepting areas.