Solid state imaging camera with an imaging element having a two picture signal field output

摘要

A solid state imaging camera having an imaging element to image light from a subject using pixel groups. The pixel groups are arrayed two-dimensionally to obtain a pixel signal group by transmitting serially to a first horizontal transmission register, and from the first horizontal transmission register to a second horizontal transmission register. The first and second horizontal transmission registers each have a respective output terminal positioned in parallel relative to each other to output two fields of picture signals that are then added by an adding circuit. A signal processing unit outputs predetermined signal processing of the added picture signals. In addition, a second signal processing unit can be disposed which effects predetermined signal processing on the signals from one of the two picture output terminals of the imaging element.