Patent ID: 8111298

Claim:
An imaging circuit, comprising: a photoelectric conversion section in which pixels each having a color filter attached thereto are arranged in an oblique direction in a lattice manner and which converts light incident through the color filter into an electrical signal by each of the pixels and outputs the electrical signal, the color filter being formed of: a GR line on which a G pixel and an R pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction; a GB line on which the G pixel and a B pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction; and a G line on which only the G pixel is arranged in a horizontal direction, and having a combination of: the GR line and the G line; and the GB line and the G line being placed alternately in a vertical direction to arrange the G pixel at a position adjacent to the R pixel and the B pixel; and a transferring section for transferring, out of electrical signals converted by the photoelectric conversion section, only an electrical signal associated with pixels included on the GR line and the GB line when in a first transfer mode.