CPC H04N 25/767 (2023.01) [H04N 25/445 (2023.01); H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 25/70 (2023.01); H04N 25/75 (2023.01); H04N 25/772 (2023.01); H04N 25/778 (2023.01); H04N 25/134 (2023.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An image pickup element comprising:
a pixel array configured to have a plurality of signal lines allocated to each column, wherein one signal line of the plurality of signal lines is allocated to each reading mode, wherein a signal line to be connected to a pixel is selected based on a reading mode, and wherein reading modes comprise a monitoring mode and an autofocus (AF) mode; and
a control unit configured to perform control to read a pixel signal from the pixel connected to the signal line corresponding to the reading mode and to transmit the read pixel signal via the signal line.
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