Optical system and image pickup apparatus
US6891679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B5/1895
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus comprises a substrate; an image pickup element to convert a converged light flux to electronic signals; an image-taking optical element positioned so as to converge a light flux from an object onto the image pickup element; a light shielding member to house the image pickup element and the image-taking optical element; a controlling device to control an output of the electronic signals and controlling the image pickup element; and a refracting power-variable optical element.
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