The system controller 132 receives a clock given from the outside of the semiconductor substrate 30, or data or the like on instructions of operation modes, and also outputs data such as internal information of the imaging device 1. The system controller 132 further has a timing generator that generates various timing signals, and performs drive control of the peripheral circuits such as the row scanner 131, the horizontal selector 133, and the column scanner 134, on the basis of the various timing signals generated by the timing generator.
The imaging device 1 described above is applicable to, for example, various kinds of electronic apparatuses having imaging functions. Examples of the electronic apparatuses include camera systems such as digital still cameras and video cameras and mobile phones having the imaging functions.