CAMERA MODULE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera module which offers high positioning accuracy in a compound-eye configuration and is capable of obtaining a high quality image from images acquired by using the compound-eye configuration.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, a camera module comprises an ima...

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Main Authors KAWASAKI ATSUKO, IWATA KATSUO, KOBAYASHI MITSUYOSHI, OGASAWARA TAKAYUKI, UENO RISAKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.06.2013
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ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera module which offers high positioning accuracy in a compound-eye configuration and is capable of obtaining a high quality image from images acquired by using the compound-eye configuration.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, a camera module comprises an image sensor 12 and a sub-lens array 31 including a main lens system and a sub-lens group. The image censor 12 includes pixel cells arranged in array. The main lens system guides light from a photographing target to the image sensor 12. The sub-lens group is located in an optical path between the main lens system and the image sensor 12. The sub-lens group forms an image piece for each pixel block. Each image piece corresponds to a part of a target image. An image block comprises a plurality of pixel cells. The sub-lens group is an integral part of a spacer 33 which is a support structure. The support structure is for supporting the sub-lens group on the image sensor 12.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20110251494