G03B19/22

Lens driving device with a magnet adhered to an elastic member
11662549 · 2023-05-30 · ·

The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising: a substrate; a first image sensor disposed on the substrate; a second image sensor disposed on the substrate while being spaced apart from the first image sensor; a housing disposed on the upper side of the substrate; a first bobbin disposed on the upper side of the first image sensor inside the housing; a second bobbin disposed on the upper side of the second image sensor inside the housing; a first coil disposed in the first bobbin; a second coil disposed in the second bobbin; and a first magnet which is disposed between the first coil and the second coil and faces the first coil and the second coil.

Lens driving device with a magnet adhered to an elastic member
11662549 · 2023-05-30 · ·

The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising: a substrate; a first image sensor disposed on the substrate; a second image sensor disposed on the substrate while being spaced apart from the first image sensor; a housing disposed on the upper side of the substrate; a first bobbin disposed on the upper side of the first image sensor inside the housing; a second bobbin disposed on the upper side of the second image sensor inside the housing; a first coil disposed in the first bobbin; a second coil disposed in the second bobbin; and a first magnet which is disposed between the first coil and the second coil and faces the first coil and the second coil.

Camera privacy shutte

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus with a camera. A shutter is positioned horizontally in front of the lens of the camera. The shutter is configured to move in front of a lens of the camera and is further configured to move orthogonally to the horizontal axis so as to at least partially obscure the lens of first camera in a closed shutter position. The apparatus further includes a motor positioned horizontally behind the front of the lens of the camera. The motor is configured to move the shutter orthogonally to the horizontal axis between the closed shutter position and an open shutter position.

Camera privacy shutte

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus with a camera. A shutter is positioned horizontally in front of the lens of the camera. The shutter is configured to move in front of a lens of the camera and is further configured to move orthogonally to the horizontal axis so as to at least partially obscure the lens of first camera in a closed shutter position. The apparatus further includes a motor positioned horizontally behind the front of the lens of the camera. The motor is configured to move the shutter orthogonally to the horizontal axis between the closed shutter position and an open shutter position.

Thin multi-aperture imaging system with autofocus and methods for using same

Dual-aperture digital cameras with auto-focus (AF) and related methods for obtaining a focused and, optionally optically stabilized color image of an object or scene. A dual-aperture camera includes a first sub-camera having a first optics bloc and a color image sensor for providing a color image, a second sub-camera having a second optics bloc and a clear image sensor for providing a luminance image, the first and second sub-cameras having substantially the same field of view, an AF mechanism coupled mechanically at least to the first optics bloc, and a camera controller coupled to the AF mechanism and to the two image sensors and configured to control the AF mechanism, to calculate a scaling difference and a sharpness difference between the color and luminance images, the scaling and sharpness differences being due to the AF mechanism, and to process the color and luminance images into a fused color image using the calculated differences.

CAMERA MODULE, DUAL CAMERA MODULE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DUAL CAMERA MODULE
20230070041 · 2023-03-09 ·

The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising: a rigid first substrate having a first image sensor arranged thereon; a rigid second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and having a second image sensor arranged thereon; a third substrate connected to the first substrate and the second substrate; and a flexible connection unit for connecting the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a first side surface, the second substrate includes a second side surface facing the first side surface, and the connection unit connects the first side surface of the first substrate to the second side surface of the second substrate.

CAMERA MODULE, DUAL CAMERA MODULE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DUAL CAMERA MODULE
20230070041 · 2023-03-09 ·

The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising: a rigid first substrate having a first image sensor arranged thereon; a rigid second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and having a second image sensor arranged thereon; a third substrate connected to the first substrate and the second substrate; and a flexible connection unit for connecting the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a first side surface, the second substrate includes a second side surface facing the first side surface, and the connection unit connects the first side surface of the first substrate to the second side surface of the second substrate.

IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS FOR PHOTOMETRY, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230106750 · 2023-04-06 ·

An image capturing apparatus includes a first interchangeable lens and a second interchangeable lens different from the first interchangeable lens. The second interchangeable lens includes a first optical unit and a second optical unit guiding a light flux from a subject to an image capturing unit through respective optical paths. The image capturing apparatus includes a photometry unit and a control unit configured to perform control to display an enlargement frame on a display unit. In a state where the second interchangeable lens is mounted on the image capturing apparatus, the control unit performs control to superimpose the enlargement frame on a live view display from a start of the live view display, and the photometry unit is capable of increasing a degree of photometric weighting in the range corresponding to the enlargement frame relative to a degree of photometric weighting in another range and performing photometry of the subject.

Multi-aperture zoom digital cameras and methods of using same

Multi-aperture zoom digital cameras comprising first and second scanning cameras having respective first and second native fields of view (FOV) and operative to scan a scene in respective substantially parallel first and second planes over solid angles larger than the respective native FOV, wherein the first and second cameras have respective centers that lie on an axis that is perpendicular to the first and second planes and are separated by a distance B from each other, and a camera controller operatively coupled to the first and second scanning cameras and configured to control the scanning of each camera.

Lens module and camera module
11686915 · 2023-06-27 · ·

A lens module includes: a carrier having an internal space; a lens unit including a plurality of lens groups, the lens unit being installed on the carrier such that at least one of the lens groups is configured to move in a length direction of the carrier; a lens guide assembly including a plurality of guide members disposed on side surfaces of each of the lens groups, and configured to guide movement of at least two lens groups among the plurality of lens groups; and at least two driving wires connected to the plurality of guide members and formed of a shape memory alloy.