IMAGING ELEMENT

An imaging element that performs a processing, which is related to readout of accumulated charges, with respect to a predetermined line of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in plural times in a time dividing manner in each horizontal scanning period, includes: a photoelectric conversion unit having a structure in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, which convert received light into a charge, are arranged in matrix and form a plurality of lines including the predetermined line; an address generating unit that generates an address indicating a position of the line of a processing object for each of a plurality of divided periods formed by time-dividing the each horizontal scanning period, and outputs the address that is generated in each of the divided periods in sequence; an address decoding unit activating the photoelectric conversion elements on a line position corresponding to the address, which is sequentially outputted from the address generating unit, in each of the divided periods; a period determination signal generating unit that generates a period determination signal indicating one of validity and invalidity of the processing with respect to each of the divided periods and sequentially outputs the period determination signal that is generated in each of the divided periods; a control signal generating unit that generates a control signal for performing the processing in each of the plurality of divided periods and sequentially outputs the control signal that is generated in each of the divided periods; a processing performing unit performing the processing with respect to the line of the photoelectric conversion elements, which are activated by the address decoding unit, based on the control signal; and a supply control unit allowing the control signal, which is sequentially outputted from the control signal generating unit, to be supplied to the processing performing unit when a corresponding divided period is valid, and preventing the control signal from being supplied to the processing performing unit when the divided period is invalid, based on the period determination signal.