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A solid state image sensor includes an area sensor section having photoelectric conversion pixels arranged in the form of a matrix, a pixel selection section for selecting a pixel of the area sensor section and reading out a video signal, an analog signal processor section for performing signal proc

A solid state image sensor includes an area sensor section having photoelectric conversion pixels arranged in the form of a matrix, a pixel selection section for selecting a pixel of the area sensor section and reading out a video signal, an analog signal processor section for performing signal processing for the video signal, an analog-digital conversion section for converting the processed signal into a digital signal, a digital signal processor section for performing signal processing to convert the digital signal into a digital signal having a predetermined signal format, and an interface section which operates in accordance with an external command, and has the function of selecting a video signal obtained by digitizing a pixel or a signal obtained by performing processing for the luminance and color difference signals of the video signal. These sections are mounted on a single chip.

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1. A solid state image sensor controlled by a command signal, comprising:an area sensor having pixels arranged two-dimensionally; an interface configured to receive the command signal; a selector configured to select one of a plurality of readout schemes of reading out a pixel signal from the area s

1. A solid state image sensor controlled by a command signal, comprising:an area sensor having pixels arranged two-dimensionally; an interface configured to receive the command signal; a selector configured to select one of a plurality of readout schemes of reading out a pixel signal from the area sensor in accordance with the command signal from the interface; a scanner configured to scan the area sensor in accordance with the scheme selected by the selector, to read out the pixel signal from the area sensor; an analog signal processor configured to subject the pixel signal to signal processing and output a processed signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the processed signal into a digital signal; and a digital signal processor configured to convert the digital signal into the digital video signal having a predetermined signal format; wherein said area sensor, said selector, said scanner, said analog signal processor, said analog-to-digital converter, said digital signal processor, and said interface are mounted on a single chip.