Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080247056 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having negative power, a second lens unit having positive power and a third lens unit having positive power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis in such a manner that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases while an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes so that variable magnification is achieved, the first lens unit comprises one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element with a convex surface facing the object side, which have an aspheric surface, and the conditions: n | 10-09-2008 |
20080247057 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having negative power, a second lens unit having positive power and a third lens unit having positive power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis in such a manner that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases while an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes so that variable magnification is achieved, the first lens unit comprises one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element with a convex surface facing the object side, which have an aspheric surface, and the conditions: n12>1.88 and ν12<26 (n12 and ν12 are refractive index and Abbe number, respectively, of the image side positive lens element of the first lens unit) are satisfied. | 10-09-2008 |
20080285147 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having negative power, a second lens unit having positive power and a third lens unit having positive power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis in such a manner that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases while an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes so that variable magnification is achieved, the first lens unit comprises one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element with a convex surface facing the object side, which have an aspheric surface, and the conditions: n12>1.88 and ν12<26 (n12 and ν12 are refractive index and Abbe number, respectively, of the image side positive lens element of the first lens unit) are satisfied. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285148 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having negative power, a second lens unit having positive power and a third lens unit having positive power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis in such a manner that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases while an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes so that variable magnification is achieved, the first lens unit comprises one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element with a convex surface facing the object side, which have an aspheric surface, and the conditions: n 12>1. 88 and ν 12<26 (n12 and ν12 are refractive index and Abbe number, respectively, of the image side positive lens element of the first lens unit) are satisfied. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285149 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having negative power, a second lens unit having positive power and a third lens unit having positive power, wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the lens units move respectively along an optical axis in such a manner that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases while an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit changes so that variable magnification is achieved, the first lens unit comprises one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element with a convex surface facing the object side, which have an aspheric surface, and the conditions: n12>1.88 and ν12<26 (n12 and ν12 are refractive index and Abbe number, respectively, of the image side positive lens element of the first lens unit) are satisfied. | 11-20-2008 |
20090103189 | Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera - An object of the present invention is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a high resolution, high capability of compensating curvature of field, a high zoom ratio of, for example, 3 or greater, a reduced weight, and a reduced overall optical length at the time of non-use; and an imaging device and a camera that employ this zoom lens system so as to have a reduced thickness and excellent portability as well as high performance. The zoom lens system forms an optical image of an object with variable magnification and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit that has positive optical power and that contains a bi-convex lens element composed of a resin material and serving as the most image side lens element; and a third lens unit having positive optical power. Then, the lens units move respectively along the optical axis in such a manner that intervals between the individual lens units should vary so that the variable magnification is achieved. Further, the condition |(R | 04-23-2009 |
20090251793 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING OPTICAL DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present zoom lens system comprises a plurality of lens units including at least: a front lens unit having negative optical power; and a rear lens unit having positive optical power, arranged on the image side of the front lens unit, and composed of a plurality of lens elements; wherein magnification change is performed by changing an interval between the individual lens units, wherein the rear lens unit comprises: a rear A lens unit capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis; and a rear B lens unit that is arranged on the image side of the rear A lens unit and that can move in an optical axis direction in such a manner that an interval relative to the rear A lens unit in the optical axis direction is changed, and wherein focusing adjustment during variation of the object distance is achieved by changing the interval between the rear A lens unit and the rear B lens unit. | 10-08-2009 |
20090268078 | Imaging Device and Camera Body - A digital camera comprises an interchangeable lens unit and a camera body. The interchangeable lens unit is provided to form an optical image of a subject. A flash memory is configured to hold a correction coefficient table used to electrically correct distortion produced by the optical system. The camera body has a CCD image sensor, a correction coefficient acquisition part, an operation part, and a correction processor. The correction coefficient acquisition part is configured to acquire the correction coefficient table held in the flash memory. The operation part is configured to produce correction data by performing an interpolation operation or an extrapolation operation on the information obtained from the correction coefficient table. The correction processor is configured to correct distortion in the image data on the basis of information produced by the operation part. | 10-29-2009 |
20100073507 | CAMERA BODY - A camera body includes an imaging element, a hot shoe, and a camera controller. The imaging element is configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an electrical signal, and is configured to produce image data about the subject. The hot shoe allows the flash device to be mounted. The camera controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value on the basis of the image data produced by the imaging element, and is configured to perform video autofocusing on the basis of this evaluation value. The camera controller is configured to control the imaging element and the flash device so that when the camera controller decides that auxiliary light is needed, and the camera controller decides that the external auxiliary light source of the flash device mounted to the hot shoe is not compatible with video autofocusing, the image data is acquired while an external main light source of the flash device intermittently emits light during the video autofocusing. | 03-25-2010 |
20100091123 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit and further that can compensate an image blur caused by vibration applied to the entire system. The zoom lens system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of lens units and an aperture diaphragm arranged in the lens unit. The plurality of lens units include: a negative lens unit that is arranged on an object side relative to the aperture diaphragm and provided with negative optical power having an absolute value greatest in the entire system and that moves in a direction along an optical axis at the time of zooming; a focusing lens unit that is arranged in an optical path between the negative lens unit and the aperture diaphragm and that moves in a direction along the optical axis at the time of focusing such that an interval relative to the negative lens unit should vary; and an image blur compensation lens unit that is arranged on the image side relative to the focusing lens unit and that moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis when the image blur caused by vibration in the zoom lens system should be compensated. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091170 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of lens units and an aperture diaphragm arranged in the lens unit. The plurality of lens units include a focusing lens unit that is arranged on an object side relative to the aperture diaphragm and that moves in a direction along the optical axis at the time of focusing. Further, the zoom lens system satisfies at least one of the following conditions: (1) 1.2<|f | 04-15-2010 |
20100091171 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system according to the present invention, in order from an object side to an image side, comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a second lens unit having negative optical power; a third lens unit having positive optical power; and an aperture diaphragm. At the time of zooming, the zoom lens system moves the first to third lens units so that intervals between these lens units vary. At the time of focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-point object in-focus condition, the zoom lens system moves the third lens unit to the object side. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091172 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of lens units and an aperture diaphragm arranged in the lens unit. The plurality of lens units include: a negative lens unit that is arranged on an object side relative to the aperture diaphragm and provided with negative optical power having an absolute value greatest in the entire system and that moves in a direction along an optical axis at the time of zooming; and a focusing lens unit that is arranged in an optical path between the negative lens unit and the aperture diaphragm and that moves in a direction along the optical axis at the time of focusing such that an interval relative to the negative lens unit should vary. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091173 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprises at least: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a second lens unit having negative optical power; a third lens unit having negative optical power; and an aperture diaphragm. At the time of zooming, the zoom lens system moves the first to third lens units so that intervals between these lens units vary. At the time of focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-point object in-focus condition, the zoom lens system moves the third lens unit to the object side. | 04-15-2010 |
20100091174 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system is provided that includes a compactly constructed focusing lens unit and that has a suppressed change in the image magnification at the time of movement of a focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system according to the present invention comprises: a positive lens unit that is arranged on an object side relative to the aperture diaphragm; a negative lens unit that is arranged on an image side relative to the positive lens unit and on an object side relative to the aperture diaphragm; and a focusing lens unit that is arranged in an optical path between the negative lens unit and the aperture diaphragm. The zoom lens system satisfies the condition (4): 1.20<β | 04-15-2010 |
20100097708 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object of the present invention is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a high resolution, high capability of compensating curvature of field, a high zoom ratio of, for example, 3 or greater, a reduced weight, and a reduced overall optical length at the time of non-use; and an imaging device and a camera that employ this zoom lens system so as to have a reduced thickness and excellent portability as well as high performance. The zoom lens system forms an optical image of an object with variable magnification and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit that has positive optical power and that contains a bi-convex lens element composed of a resin material and serving as the most image side lens element; and a third lens unit having positive optical power. Then, the lens units move respectively along the optical axis in such a manner that intervals between the individual lens units should vary so that the variable magnification is achieved. Further, the condition |(R | 04-22-2010 |
20100128362 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An object of the present invention is to provide: a zoom lens system that has a high resolution, high capability of compensating curvature of field, a high zoom ratio of, for example, 3 or greater, a reduced weight, and a reduced overall optical length at the time of non-use; and an imaging device and a camera that employ this zoom lens system so as to have a reduced thickness and excellent portability as well as high performance. The zoom lens system forms an optical image of an object with variable magnification and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit that has positive optical power and that contains a bi-convex lens element composed of a resin material and serving as the most image side lens element; and a third lens unit having positive optical power. Then, the lens units move respectively along the optical axis in such a manner that intervals between the individual lens units should vary so that the variable magnification is achieved. Further, the condition |(R | 05-27-2010 |
20100194930 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit G | 08-05-2010 |
20100195216 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. A zoom lens system of the present invention, in order from an object side to an image side, includes, a first lens unit G | 08-05-2010 |
20100196003 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes an aperture diaphragm A, a first lens unit G | 08-05-2010 |
20100277636 | IMAGING DEVICE - A focus area contains one or more areas, into which an image signal captured by an image sensor ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110228158 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system, in order from the object side to the image side, comprising a first lens unit, a second lens unit, a third lens unit and subsequent lens units including at least a fourth lens unit, wherein an aperture diaphragm is either included in the third lens unit or located on the image side relative to the third lens unit, at least two among the first to third lens units and the subsequent lens units are movable lens units which individually move along an optical axis at the time of zooming, at least two of the movable lens units are focusing lens units which move along the optical axis at the time of focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition in at least one zooming position, and at least the second lens unit and one of the subsequent lens units are the focusing lens units; an interchangeable lens apparatus; and a camera system are provided. | 09-22-2011 |
20110228159 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of movable lens units which individually move along an optical axis at the time of zooming, wherein a lens unit located closest to an object side is fixed relative to an image surface at the time of zooming, at least two of the movable lens units are focusing lens units which move along the optical axis at the time of focusing in at least one zooming position, and the condition: 0.109-22-2011 | |
20110228160 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of movable lens units which individually move along an optical axis at the time of zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit during image taking, wherein at least two of the movable lens units are focusing lens units which move along the optical axis at the time of focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition in at least one zooming position, and among the focusing lens units, a lens unit having the absolute value, which is not the greatest absolute value, of a wobbling value at a wide-angle limit is a wobbling lens unit which senses a moving direction of the focusing lens units at the time of focusing by wobbling itself in a direction along the optical axis; an interchangeable lens apparatus; and a camera system are provided. | 09-22-2011 |
20120033120 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An object of the present invention is to provide a highly-accurate AF without adding a mechanism of the camera or increasing the power consumption. A solid-state imaging device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion units configured to convert incident light into electronic signals, the photoelectric conversion units being arranged in a two dimensional array, the photoelectric conversion units including a plurality of first photoelectric conversion units and a plurality of second photoelectric conversion units; a plurality of first microlenses each of which is disposed to cover a corresponding one of said first photoelectric conversion units; and a second microlens disposed to cover the second photoelectric conversion units, in which at least two of the second photoelectric conversion units are located at respective positions which are offset from an optical axis of the second microlens, in mutually different directions. | 02-09-2012 |
20120105683 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, LENS BARREL, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Compact and lightweight zoom lens systems having less aberration fluctuation in association with focusing, lens barrels, interchangeable lens apparatuses, and camera systems are provided. The zoom lens system comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a first focusing lens unit which is located on an image side relative to the first lens unit, has negative optical power, and moves along an optical axis in zooming and focusing; and a second focusing lens unit which is located on the image side relative to the first focusing lens unit, has positive optical power, and moves along the optical axis in the zooming and the focusing, and satisfies the condition: |d | 05-03-2012 |
20120154525 | Zoom Lens System, Interchangeable Lens Apparatus, and Camera System - A compact and lightweight zoom lens system having excellent imaging performance, which is favorably applicable to an interchangeable-lens type digital camera system, is provided. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having negative optical power, a fourth lens unit having positive optical power and including at least one resin lens, and an aperture diaphragm arranged in the fourth lens unit. In zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, an interval between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit monotonically decreases. Further, the following condition (1) is satisfied: 1.006-21-2012 | |
20120162361 | Zoom Lens System, Interchangeable Lens Apparatus, and Camera System - A compact and lightweight zoom lens system having excellent imaging performance, which is favorably applicable to an interchangeable-lens type digital camera system, is provided. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes, a first lens unit having positive optical power and arranged closest to an object side, a focusing lens unit that moves along an optical axis from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition, an image blur compensation sub-lens unit that includes at least one lens element and that moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and an aperture diaphragm arranged on an image side relative to the focusing lens unit and the image blur compensation sub-lens unit. The focusing lens unit, the image blur compensation sub-lens unit, and the aperture diaphragm are adjacent with one another. Further, the following condition (8) is satisfied: 0.706-28-2012 | |
20120162482 | Zoom Lens System, Interchangeable Lens Apparatus, and Camera System - A compact and lightweight zoom lens system having excellent imaging performance, which is favorably applicable to an interchangeable-lens type digital camera system, is provided. The zoom lens system of the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power and composed of not more than two lens elements, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having negative optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. In zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, the fourth lens unit moves along an optical axis. Further, the following condition (9) and (10) are satisfied: 1.5006-28-2012 | |
20130141629 | SINGLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A single focal length lens system comprising a front lens unit, an aperture diaphragm, and a rear lens unit, wherein the front lens unit is composed of three or less lenses including a negative lens located closest to the object side and a positive lens located on the image side relative to the negative lens, and does not move along an axis in focusing, the rear lens unit includes a focusing lens unit moving along the axis and a fixed lens unit not moving along the axis in focusing, and the conditions: 0.406-06-2013 | |
20130148005 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system wherein a positive lens unit located closest to an object side is fixed with respect to an image surface in zooming, a negative lens unit, among lens units located on an image side relative to an aperture diaphragm, is a focusing lens unit which moves along an optical axis in focusing, and the conditions: −1.806-13-2013 | |
20130148006 | SINGLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A single focal length lens system comprising: at least a front lens unit having positive or negative power, and being fixed in focusing; a focusing lens unit having positive power, and moving along an optical axis in focusing; and a rear lens unit having negative power, and being fixed in focusing, wherein the focusing lens unit includes: a cemented lens of a negative lens and a positive lens; and a positive single lens located on the image side relative to the cemented lens and having an aspheric surface, the rear lens unit is composed of one single lens, and the condition: −0.506-13-2013 | |
20140085529 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, LENS BARREL, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Compact and lightweight zoom lens systems having less aberration fluctuation in association with focusing, lens barrels, interchangeable lens apparatuses, and camera systems are provided. The zoom lens system comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a first focusing lens unit which is located on an image side relative to the first lens unit, has negative optical power, and moves along an optical axis in zooming and focusing; and a second focusing lens unit which is located on the image side relative to the first focusing lens unit, has positive optical power, and moves along the optical axis in the zooming and the focusing, and satisfies the condition: |d | 03-27-2014 |
20140132830 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units, wherein a lens unit located closest to an object side and a lens unit located closest to an image side are fixed with respect to an image surface in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at a time of image taking, and at least three lens units among all the lens units are moving lens units that move along an optical axis in the zooming, at least one lens unit among the moving lens units is a focusing lens unit that moves along the optical axis in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition, and the following condition: Σ(Tn)/H≦2.1 (Σ(Tn): the total of axial thicknesses of all the moving lens units, H: the maximum image height) is satisfied. | 05-15-2014 |
20140160571 | PLASTIC LENS AND LENS BARREL - A plastic lens, comprising: a first edge section having a first outer circumferential edge surface formed substantially parallel to an optical axis of the plastic lens; and a second edge section having a second outer circumferential edge surface formed so as to have a step with respect to the first outer circumferential edge surface, wherein the first outer circumferential edge surface is not coated with a black coating material that suppresses internal reflection of light, and at least a portion of the second outer circumferential edge surface is coated with the black coating material that suppresses internal reflection of light. | 06-12-2014 |