Imaging circuit and image pickup device

An image pickup device, comprising:

• a photoelectric conversion section in which pixels each having a color filter attached thereto are arranged in an oblique direction in a lattice manner and which converts light incident through the color filter into an electrical signal by each of the pixels and outputs the electrical signal, the color filter being formed of:
• a GR line on which a G pixel and an R pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• a GB line on which the G pixel and a B pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• and a G line on which only the G pixel is arranged in a horizontal direction, and having a combination of:
• the GR line and the G line;
• and the GB line and the G line being placed alternately in a vertical direction to arrange the G pixel at a position adjacent to the R pixel and the B pixel;
• and
• a transferring section for selecting either one of a first transfer mode or a second transfer mode to transfer the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section, the first transfer mode transferring, out of the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section, an electrical signal associated with each of the lines is sequentially transferred, and the second transfer mode transferring, out of the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section, only the electrical signal associated with the pixels included on the GR line and the GB line is transferred;
• a first demosaic processing section for performing a demosaic process on the electrical signal associated with each of the lines, the electrical signal being transferred in the first transfer mode;
• and
• a second demosaic processing section for performing a demosaic process on the electrical signal associated with the GR line and the GB line, the electrical signal being transferred in the second transfer mode.

An imaging circuit, comprising:

• a photoelectric conversion means for converting light incident through a color filter by each of pixels and outputting the electrical signal, the pixels each having the color filter attached thereto are arranged in an oblique direction in a lattice manner, the color filter being formed of:
• a GR line on which a G pixel and an R pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• a GB line on which the G pixel and a B pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• and a G line on which only the G pixel is arranged in a horizontal direction, and having a combination of:
• the GR line and the G line;
• and the GB line and the G line being placed alternately in a vertical direction to arrange the G pixel at a position adjacent to the R pixel and the B pixel;
• and
• means for transferring, out of electrical signals converted by the photoelectric conversion section, only an electrical signal associated with pixels included on the GR line and the GB line.

An image pickup device, comprising:

• a photoelectric conversion means for converting light incident through a color filter into an electrical signal by each of pixels and outputting the electrical signal, the pixels each having the color filter attached thereto are arranged in an oblique direction in a lattice manner, the color filter being formed of:
• a GR line on which a G pixel and an R pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• a GB line on which the G pixel and a B pixel are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction;
• and a G line on which only the G pixel is arranged in a horizontal direction, and having a combination of:
• the GR line and the G line;
• and the GB line and the G line being placed alternately in a vertical direction to arrange the G pixel at a position adjacent to the R pixel and the B pixel;
• and
• means for selecting either one of a first transfer mode or a second transfer mode, the first transfer mode transferring an electrical signal associated with each of the lines is sequentially transferred, out of the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section, and the second transfer mode transferring only the electrical signal associated with the pixels included on the GR line and the GB line is transferred, and transferring the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section, out of the electrical signal converted by the photoelectric conversion section;
• a first demosaic processing section for performing a demosaic process on the electrical signal associated with each of the lines, the electrical signal being transferred in the first transfer mode;
• and
• a second demosaic processing section for performing a demosaic process on the electrical signal associated with the GR line and the GB line, the electrical signal being transferred in the second transfer mode.