A camera unit according to the present invention is provided with: an image-capture element having a light-receiving surface in which pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, the pixels having a photodiode for converting input light into an electric signal and outputting an analog signal and an AD converter for converting the analog signal into a digital signal on the basis of a dark offset value indicating the black level of an image; and an image processing circuit having a clip value that is set in accordance with the dark offset value, the image processing circuit performing a conversion process to convert the digital value of a digital signal having a digital value that is less than the clip value into a clip value, and outputting image data based on a post-conversion-process digital signal.
