Folded cameras with continuously adaptive zoom factor
US12001078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2205/0069
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Folded Tele cameras, comprising: an optical path folding element (OPFE) for a folding a first optical path OP1 to second optical path OP2, a lens including N lens elements, the lens being divided into four lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis and marked, in order from an object side of the lens to an image side of the lens, G1, G2, G3 and G4, and an image sensor, wherein the lens elements of a lens group do not move with respect to each other, wherein G1 and G3 do not move with respect to each other, wherein G2 and G4 do not move with respect to each other, wherein the Tele camera is configured to change a zoom factor (ZF) continuously between a minimum zoom factor marked ZFMIN corresponding to a minimal effective focal length marked EFLMIN and a maximum zoom factor marked ZFMAX corresponding to a maximal effective focal length marked EFLMAX by moving G1 and G3 together relative to the image sensor and by moving G2 and G4 together relative to the image sensor.
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