An image processing apparatus which includes a light reception surface for generating a light reception signal from between a pair of electrodes when in a light receiving condition. Shutter means are provided which have numbers of shutter elements linearly or two-dimensionally arranged so as to correspond to the light reception element and so that an image is projected on front surfaces of the shutter elements. Scanning means are arranged to generate a scanning signal at a predetermined timing so as to successively cause the shutter elements to open in response to the scanning signal. Image encoding means process the light reception signal from the light reception element in the series in synchronism with the scanning signal to generate a coded signal which corresponds to the image projected on the shutter means.