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Apparatus for picking up images of photographed and unphotographed subjects

US6433824B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 1997
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/633
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus includes a first mode for picking up an image of a subject located at a close distance and a second mode for performing normal photography, and is arranged to vary the moving range of a variator lens and/or the characteristics of an automatic focus adjustment device during the first mode.

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