A
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pickup device capable of taking more light into light receiving regions is provided. The
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pickup device of the present invention includes: a
photoelectric conversion unit having a plurality of light receiving regions that are two-dimensionally arrayed, the
photoelectric conversion unit for photoelectrically converting light incident on each of the light receiving regions, and outputting an
electric signal according to the intensity of the incident light; a lens unit comprising a plurality of converging lenses provided on an upper layer of the
photoelectric conversion unit, each of the converging lens being provided corresponding to a set of continuous first to third light receiving regions; and a dispersing element provided between the photoelectric conversion unit and the lens unit, the dispersing element being formed of a medium whose
refractive index varies periodically, and diffracting beams of a first
wavelength band and of a third
wavelength band, having been transmitted through the converging lens, and directing the beams onto the
first light receiving region and the third light receiving region, and transmitting, without diffracting, a beam of a second
wavelength band, having been transmitted through the converging lens, and directing the beam onto the second light receiving region.