And a driving method of the imaging apparatus of the solid-state imaging device

The present invention provides an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus can realize improved color reproducibility and extended dynamic range, regardless of the subject. The image forming apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device (5) and a drive unit (10), the solid-state imaging device (5) having a plurality of spectral sensitivity characteristics different from the photoelectric conversion element (51W) and (51N), the driving unit (10) independent controlling the photoelectric conversion element (51W) and (51N) exposure time, wherein each of the photoelectric conversion element (51W) having a main spectral sensitivity wavelength range and each pair of photoelectric conversion elements (51N) having a main spectral the wavelength range of the specific color corresponding to the sensitivity of visible light falling within a wavelength range, said plurality of first control and the second control includes a plurality of different types of specific colors on, and a driving unit (10) switchably performed, in the first control exposure time of the photoelectric conversion element (51W) is longer than the exposure time of the photoelectric conversion elements (51N), the exposure time control in the second photoelectric conversion elements (51N) is longer than the exposure time of the photoelectric conversion element (51W) of.