Pop-out zoom camera
US12111561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2205/0046
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cameras with OIS capable of performing multi zoom super macro photography and handheld electronic devices comprising such cameras. A camera may include a lens comprising N lens elements L1-LN divided into two or more lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis starting with L1 on an object side and ending with LN on an image side, adjacent lens groups separated by a respective air-gap d1 along the lens optical axis; an image sensor with a sensor diagonal SD between 7 and 20 mm separated from lens element LN by an air-gap d2 along the lens optical axis; and an actuator for controlling air-gaps d1 and d2 to switch the camera between M≥1 operative pop-out states and a collapsed state and to focus the camera on an object at an object-lens distance of less than 30 cm.
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