IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup apparatus and an image pickup method capable of shortening image reading time. SOLUTION: In the image pickup apparatus capable of reading the image of an object to be image picked up by a light receiving part 20 having a plurality of pixels in lattice arrangement, pixel selection information for specifying the pixels to output the image based on the information of an image reading area stored in an image reading area information storage part 28 and storage address for determining a storage area in storing the image signal in an image storage part 26 are generated, the pixels for outputting the image output based on the pixel selection information are selected, and the output pixel signal is written in the pixel storage part 26 according to the storage address. Only the requested pixel signals are output and stored thereby.