The present invention relates to an imaging device including a camera body configured to attach, to a barrel body, a lens barrel including a collapsible barrel in which a barrel holding at least one lens can be in a stored state and in an extended state by manual operation, and a control unit configured to perform control to execute a display of information indicating a state of the imaging device in a case where the lens barrel attached to the camera body is detected to be in the stored state.

[Object] To provide an imaging device which can be applied in forms suitable for various purposes.

[Solution] The imaging device includes: an elongated bendable section configured to be bendable; a reinforcing section that is arranged on an end portion of the bendable section in an elongated direction in which the bendable section extends, the reinforcing section having higher rigidity than the bendable section; and an imaging section that is held to be able to capture an image in the elongated direction with respect to the reinforcing section. The bendable section is configured to be able to store a power source in at least a part of the bendable section.

Cameras with OIS capable of performing multi zoom super macro photography and handheld electronic devices comprising such cameras. A camera may include a lens comprising N lens elements L.sub.1-L.sub.N divided into two or more lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis starting with L.sub.1 on an object side and ending with L.sub.N on an image side, adjacent lens groups separated by a respective air-gap d.sub.1 along the lens optical axis; an image sensor with a sensor diagonal SD between 7 and 20 mm separated from lens element L.sub.N by an air-gap d.sub.2 along the lens optical axis; and an actuator for controlling air-gaps d.sub.1 and d.sub.2 to switch the camera between M≥1 operative pop-out states and a collapsed state and to focus the camera on an object at an object-lens distance of less than 30 cm.

Cameras with OIS capable of performing multi zoom super macro photography and handheld electronic devices comprising such cameras. A camera may include a lens comprising N lens elements L.sub.1-L.sub.N divided into two or more lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis starting with L.sub.1 on an object side and ending with L.sub.N on an image side, adjacent lens groups separated by a respective air-gap d.sub.1 along the lens optical axis; an image sensor with a sensor diagonal SD between 7 and 20 mm separated from lens element L.sub.N by an air-gap d.sub.2 along the lens optical axis; and an actuator for controlling air-gaps d.sub.1 and d.sub.2 to switch the camera between M≥1 operative pop-out states and a collapsed state and to focus the camera on an object at an object-lens distance of less than 30 cm.

A camera retractor assembly for a furnace includes a faceplate configured to be attached to a furnace; a retractor carriage configured to be attached to the faceplate; a pneumatically operated retractor slidably supported by the retractor carriage; a camera enclosure attached to the retractor; a lens tube attached the camera enclosure; and at least one of a control panel, an air manifold or an air reservoir attached to the camera retractor assembly.

A camera retractor assembly for a furnace includes a faceplate configured to be attached to a furnace; a retractor carriage configured to be attached to the faceplate; a pneumatically operated retractor slidably supported by the retractor carriage; a camera enclosure attached to the retractor; a lens tube attached the camera enclosure; and at least one of a control panel, an air manifold or an air reservoir attached to the camera retractor assembly.

The present disclosure provides a camera module for use in a portable electronic device. The camera module comprises a shiftable lens barrel comprising an objective assembly holding coaxially one or more lens elements defining an optical axis. The camera module has a retractable cover window. The lens barrel has an operative state and a collapsed state and the cover window has a corresponding extended and retracted position. The camera further comprises an actuator including a driving motor; a pop-out assembly actuatable by the actuator. The pop-out assembly includes a driving cam configured to be driven rotationally by the actuator, a carrier configured to receive the lens barrel and an image sensor configured to image a field of view of the objective assembly when the lens barrel is in the operative state.

The present disclosure provides a camera module for use in a portable electronic device. The camera module comprises a shiftable lens barrel comprising an objective assembly holding coaxially one or more lens elements defining an optical axis. The camera module has a retractable cover window. The lens barrel has an operative state and a collapsed state and the cover window has a corresponding extended and retracted position. The camera further comprises an actuator including a driving motor; a pop-out assembly actuatable by the actuator. The pop-out assembly includes a driving cam configured to be driven rotationally by the actuator, a carrier configured to receive the lens barrel and an image sensor configured to image a field of view of the objective assembly when the lens barrel is in the operative state.

Provided in the present disclosure are a camera apparatus and a mobile terminal. The camera apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: a camera assembly; a rotary shaft that is fixedly connected to the camera assembly, a first gear being fixed at an end of the rotary shaft that is away from the camera assembly; a transmission component that is fixed on the rotary shaft and that abuts against the camera assembly; a screw rod that is rotationally connected to the transmission component, a second gear being fixed on the screw rod, and the screw rod and the rotary shaft being arranged in parallel; and a control structure that is connected to the screw rod, the control structure driving the screw rod to rotate, and the screw rod rotatingly driving the transmission component to move along the central axis of the rotary shaft.

A portable device comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a first front surface and a first back surface. The first portion comprises an image sensor and a first imaging optical arrangement lying in imaging connection with the image sensor and defining a first field of view with a wide angle of view. The second portion comprises a second imaging optical arrangement. The first and the second portions are movably coupled to allow adjustment of the device to a closed position with the second portion lying against the first back surface, with the second imaging optical arrangement aligned with the first imaging optical arrangement, whereby the first and the second imaging optical arrangements define a second field of view, and to open positions with the second portion lying outside the first field of view.