A surveillance camera assembly includes a camera mount having a camera mount housing, a base, and an arm extending between the housing and the base. The base includes a mounting feature for coupling the camera mount to a surface external to the surveillance camera assembly. A camera has a camera housing coupled to the camera mount housing, a camera lens module, and an image sensor configured to generate a first signal. A camera mount accessory has an accessory housing coupled to the camera mount housing. The camera mount accessory further has an electrical component configured to generate a second signal. A circuit board assembly is positioned within the camera mount housing, the circuit board assembly configured to receive the first signal and the second signal.

An imaging apparatus including: a first imaging element and a second imaging element, in which each of the first and second imaging elements includes: a plurality of pixels in a semiconductor substrate; a pixel separation wall; and a color filter above a light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate that transmits light having a wavelength that is different between the first imaging element and the second imaging element, the pixel separation wall included in the first imaging element has a slit at a center of the first imaging element where the imaging apparatus is viewed from a side of the light receiving surface, and the pixel separation wall included in the second imaging element does not have a slit at a center of the second imaging element where the imaging apparatus is viewed from a side of the light receiving surface.

An imaging apparatus including: a first imaging element and a second imaging element, in which each of the first and second imaging elements includes: a plurality of pixels in a semiconductor substrate; a pixel separation wall; and a color filter above a light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate that transmits light having a wavelength that is different between the first imaging element and the second imaging element, the pixel separation wall included in the first imaging element has a slit at a center of the first imaging element where the imaging apparatus is viewed from a side of the light receiving surface, and the pixel separation wall included in the second imaging element does not have a slit at a center of the second imaging element where the imaging apparatus is viewed from a side of the light receiving surface.

An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes a first member including an illumination optical element and an observation optical element, an image pickup device, and a second member including a signal wire and an illumination member. The first member includes a first layer substrate including an illumination window and an observation window and a second layer substrate including a first illumination element and an observation lens, the second member includes a third layer substrate including a second illumination element and an opening in which the image pickup device is disposed and a fourth layer substrate including a third illumination element and a signal wire, the first member and the second member are stacked in order of the first layer substrate, the second layer substrate, the third layer substrate, and the fourth layer substrate and integrally bonded, and the first illumination element is a light emitting element.

A camera actuator comprises: a fixed-side member; a movable-side member disposed separated from the fixed-side member in a direction orthogonal to a light axis, the movable-side member holding a lens unit; a first lens drive actuator that displaces the movable-side member in at least a prescribed direction; an elastic support member that extends in the direction orthogonal to the light axis, and supports the movable-side member in relation to the fixed-side member so as to allow the displacement in at least the prescribed direction; and a gel-like first damping member provided to the elastic support member.

A camera actuator comprises: a fixed-side member; a movable-side member disposed separated from the fixed-side member in a direction orthogonal to a light axis, the movable-side member holding a lens unit; a first lens drive actuator that displaces the movable-side member in at least a prescribed direction; an elastic support member that extends in the direction orthogonal to the light axis, and supports the movable-side member in relation to the fixed-side member so as to allow the displacement in at least the prescribed direction; and a gel-like first damping member provided to the elastic support member.

Various embodiments include a welded bracket structure for camera modules and techniques for forming such a welded bracket structure. In some embodiments, the welded bracket structure may include a first bracket and a second bracket that are welded to each other. Some embodiments include a weld joint arrangement comprising one or more weld joints for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket. Furthermore, some embodiments include an epoxy arrangement for a multi-camera system that includes the welded bracket structure and multiple camera modules.

Various embodiments include a welded bracket structure for camera modules and techniques for forming such a welded bracket structure. In some embodiments, the welded bracket structure may include a first bracket and a second bracket that are welded to each other. Some embodiments include a weld joint arrangement comprising one or more weld joints for attaching the first bracket to the second bracket. Furthermore, some embodiments include an epoxy arrangement for a multi-camera system that includes the welded bracket structure and multiple camera modules.

A camera includes a lens barrel, a holder, a filter disposed in the holder, a circuit board having an aperture, a reinforcing member including a first region corresponding to the aperture and a second region in which the circuit board is disposed, and an image sensor disposed in the first region of the reinforcing member. The first region of the reinforcing member includes a protruding part protruding farther than the second region of the reinforcing member. The image sensor is disposed on the upper surface of the protruding part.

An imaging device with a compact design allows illumination with a light source and imaging with an image sensor. An imaging device includes a front case having a front surface including a window and a lens-holder receptacle aligned with each other in a width direction (X-direction), a lens holder including a lens and attachable inside the lens-holder receptacle in the front case, a first circuit board on which an image sensor to receive light through the lens in the lens holder is mounted, and a second circuit board on which an LED to emit light through the window in the front case is mounted. The first and second circuit boards extend entirely in the width direction. The second circuit board is located frontward from the first circuit board.