| 摘要 |
A solid-state imaging device, method of driving the same, signal processing method for the same, and imaging apparatus are provided to transfer the signal charges obtained through the photoelectric conversion in the photoelectric conversion unit in plural batches with an arbitrary quantity of charges as a unit. A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit constituted by arranging unit pixels in matrix, each of the unit pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert an optical signal into signal charges, a transfer element configured to transfer the signal charges obtained through photoelectric conversion in the photoelectric conversion unit, and output unit configured to output the signal charges transferred by the transfer element; first driving unit configured to, with a part of the signal charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion unit for an accumulation period of time of one unit being held in the photoelectric conversion unit, drive the transfer element by using a first control voltage in accordance with which the accumulated charges having a quantity exceeding a quantity of signal charges held are transferred by the transfer element; second driving unit configured to drive the transfer element by using a second control voltage in accordance with which all the signal charges held in the photoelectric conversion unit are transferred by the transfer element; and third driving unit configured to drive the output section in order to read out the signal charges transferred by successively performing the drive by the first driving unit and the drive by the second driving unit. |
