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Lens control apparatus

US6178051A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1999
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/102
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lens control apparatus includes a lens, a counter which indicates a driving position of the lens, and a control part which initializes a count value of the counter every time the lens passes a predetermined reference position during an image pickup operation.

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