Solid-state image pickup device and method of driving the same

摘要

A solid-state image pickup device includes image pickup means having at least two sensor arrays disposed so as to be adjacent to each other, and horizontal charge transfer means having at least two horizontal registers which are disposed so as to be adjacent to the image pickup means and provided in association with the at least two sensor arrays respectively. A method of driving the solid-state image pickup device transfers the charges picked up at the respective pixels of the sensor arrays to the corresponding horizontal registers. After all the charges picked up at the respective pixels of the sensor arrays are transferred to the horizontal registers, the charges are successively transferred in the horizontal direction.