Physical quantity distribution detector, physical information acquiring method, and physical information acquiring device

A physical information acquiring device that acquires physical information for a predetermined purpose on the basis of the signal that is acquired under predetermined detection conditions for a physical quantity using an portion for physical quantity distribution detection, the portion for physical quantity distribution detection including a detector that detects change information corresponding to a change in a physical quantity made incident on the detector and having unit components that output a signal based on the change information detected by the detector arranged in a predetermined order,

• the physical information acquiring device comprising a signal converter that converts a carrier signal into a signal related to a frequency on the basis of change information detected by a detector,
• wherein the physical information acquiring device acquires physical information for a predetermined purpose using the signal related to a frequency generated by the signal converter.

A physical quantity distribution detector including a detector that detects change information corresponding to a change in a physical quantity made incident on the detector and having unit components that output a signal based on the change information detected by the detector arranged in a predetermined order, the physical quantity distribution detector comprising, in a detection area in which the unit components are arranged in a predetermined order, a signal converter that converts a carrier signal into a signal related to a frequency on the basis of the change information detected by the detector.

A solid-state imaging device comprising:

• an imaging area which includes a plurality of pixels;
• and
• a signal converter portion in which an image signal from the plurality of pixels is converted into a signal related to a frequency.

A solid-state imaging device comprising:

• an imaging area which includes a plurality of pixels;
• wherein the plurality of pixels include signal converter portions in which an image signal corresponding to an amount of incident light is converted into a signal related to a frequency and the signal related to a frequency is output form the plurality of pixels.

A camera apparatus comprising:

• a solid-state imaging device having an imaging area which includes a plurality of pixels;
• and a signal converter portion in which an image signal from the plurality of pixels is converted into a signal related to a frequency.

A camera apparatus comprising:

• a solid-state imaging device having an imaging area which includes a plurality of pixels;
• wherein the plurality of pixels include signal converter portions in which an image signal corresponding to an amount of incident light is converted into a signal related to a frequency and the signal related to a frequency is output form the plurality of pixels.