Solid-state image pickup device having improved light shielding characteristics and camera including the same

摘要

Provided is a solid-state image pickup device capable of outputting fine quality image signals at high speed. Vertical transfer sections 40 and a distribution transfer section 20 have a common pattern of electrodes for each 2n+1 (n is an integer equal to or greater than 1) and comprise driving electrodes V1 to V6, V3R, V3L, V5R, and V5L, to which driving pulses &phgr;V1 to &phgr;V6, &phgr;V3R, &phgr;V3L, &phgr;V5R, and &phgr;V5L are applied. The driving electrodes V1, V2, V4, and V6 are shared by all columns and the driving electrodes V3, V3R, V3L, V5R, and V5L are independent electrodes which are separated in an island-like manner. The distribution transfer section 20 controls, independently for each column, reading out signal charges from the vertical transfer sections 40 to the horizontal transfer section 10.