An image pickup device includes pixels arranged in a matrix shape, vertical signal lines to which the pixels are respectively connected via normal connection lines for each column, focus detection pixels discretely arranged among the pixels, focus connection lines that set, in a range in which a total number of the focus detection pixels included in a row group including a plurality of rows is not more than a number of the vertical signal lines, the row group and respectively connect all the focus detection pixels included in the row group to the different vertical signal lines, focus readout switches respectively provided on the focus connection lines, and a vertical scanning circuit that causes the focus readout switches to simultaneously operate by a unit of the row group.