Patent ID: 7489357

Claim:
A solid-state image pickup element comprising: a plurality of pixels including a plurality of photoelectric converter elements arranged at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines in a two-dimensional array including rows and columns, the photoelectric converter elements respectively responding to a plurality of colors; row driving means connected to the plurality of scanning lines for driving the plurality of pixels in each of the scanning lines; column reading means connected to the plurality of data lines for reading pixel signals from the plurality of pixels in each column; first selection means for selecting pixel signals from outputs of the column reading means according to pixel type and sequentially outputting the same; second selection means for selecting pixel signals which the first selection means does not select from the outputs of the column reading means and sequentially outputting the same; first switching means for receiving outputs of each of the first and second selection means, switching the outputs of the first and second selection means according to pixel type, and selectively providing one of the outputs to at least one of first and second amplifier means; and second switching means for receiving the outputs of each of the first and second selection means, switching the outputs of the first and second selection means according to pixel type, and selectively providing one of the outputs to at least one of the first and second amplifier means.