Solid-state image pickup device.

摘要

A solid state image pickup device comprising a photosensitive picture element unit (5) having a matrix of horizontal and vertical photosensitive picture elements (71) for converting light into electric charges via photoelectric conversion; a horizontal charge coupled unit (72, 76) which transfers the electric charges in the horizontal direction; and a vertical charge coupled unit (72, 74) which transfers the electric charges in the vertical direction. Information formed of the picture elements within a specified portion of the photosensitive picture element unit is outputted as picture element output signals in response to external control signals. From the overall image information received on the light receiving unit of the solid-state image pickup device, picture element information within a selected range can be internally processed and output as desired image signals in response to the external control signals.