A color image capture element comprises a plurality of color component
photoelectric conversion elements, each disposed with a color filter on a
light receiving surface for respectively transmitting different color
components, for receiving incoming light and selectively outputting
respective color signals corresponding to the intensity of the different
color components, and an infrared component photoelectric conversion
element, disposed with an infrared transmitting filter on a light
receiving surface for transmitting an infrared component, for selectively
outputting an infrared signal. This enables the infrared component
included in at least one of a plurality of color signals to be corrected,
thereby improving the sensitivity of a color image capture apparatus.