H04N23/686

FOLDED ZOOM TYPE OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION (OIS) CIRCUIT AND CAMERA DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

A folded zoom optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit for driving a prism and a prism actuator, includes an attitude recognition unit configured to recognize housing attitude based on an acceleration sensor value received from an acceleration sensor when an OIS off command is input, and to output housing attitude information, a prism position control unit configured to control a gradual position movement of the prism to a corresponding target position matching the housing attitude information received from the attitude recognition unit, and a prism driving unit configured to move the prism to a target position under a control of the prism position control unit.

CONTROL CIRCUIT, CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE CIRCUIT, OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA MODULE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DRIVING VOLTAGE USED FOR CAMERA MODULE
20210409580 · 2021-12-30 · ·

A camera module according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first plate comprising a cavity in which a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid forming an interface are disposed; a common terminal disposed on the first plate; a plurality of individual terminals disposed below the first plate; a second plate disposed on the common terminal; a liquid lens comprising a third plate disposed below the individual terminals; a lens assembly comprising at least one solid lens and the liquid lens; a sensor substrate disposed below the lens assembly and having an image sensor disposed thereon; a connection substrate for electrically connecting the liquid lens and the sensor substrate; and a control unit for supplying a driving voltage applied to the common terminal and the individual terminals, wherein the control unit may sense the voltage applied between the common terminal and the individual terminals, and supply the compensated driving voltage to the common terminal and the individual terminals on the basis on the sensed voltage.

PRISM MODULE, CAMERA COMPRISING SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

The present invention relates to a prism module, a camera comprising same, and an image display device. A prism module, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a prism holder having a prism fixed to a first surface thereof; a yoke coupled to a second surface of the prism holder; a driving magnet seated on the yoke; a sensor magnet disposed on the yoke; a hall sensor disposed to be spaced apart from the sensor magnet; and a sensor magnet support member to which the sensor magnet is attached. Thereby, it is possible to precisely detect a magnetic field.

A CAMERA ACTUATOR AND A CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME
20210377447 · 2021-12-02 ·

Embodiments relate to a camera actuator and a camera module including same. The camera actuator according to an embodiment comprises a lens unit, a shaper unit, a first driver coupled to the shaper unit, and a second driver arranged to correspond to the first driver. The shaper unit may include a first protruding region having a first protrusion which protrudes from a surface of a first side and a second protrusion which protrudes from another surface of the first side and is separated from the first protrusion; and a second protruding region comprising a third protrusion which protrudes from a surface of a second side and a fourth protrusion which protrudes from another surface of the second side and is separated from the third protrusion.

CAMERA MODULE

A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing, and a first lens module and a second lens module disposed in the housing and individually movable in an optical axis direction, the first and second lens modules being configured to generate rolling friction on one of both sides of each of the first and second lens modules and sliding friction on the other of both sides when the first and second lens modules are moved.

CAMERA MODULE
20220210296 · 2022-06-30 · ·

A camera module according to an embodiment may include a first circuit board on which the image sensor is disposed; a base disposed on the first circuit board; a lens assembly disposed within the base; and a third circuit board disposed on one side of the base, on which a coil part constituting the lens assembly and a driving device for controlling driving of the coil part are disposed, wherein the driving device comprises: a coil driver configured to apply a current to the coil, and a Hall sensor configured to sense a position of the lens assembly.

Camera module with tilting part

A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a prism part configured to convert incident light to parallel light in an optical axis direction, a tilting part through which the parallel light passes and which changes an optical path of the parallel light by changing an angle of a surface through which the parallel light passes, a lens part configured to collect the parallel light of which the optical path is changed, and an image sensor part configured to convert the parallel light collected by the lens part to an electrical signal, wherein the tilting part is disposed between the prism part and the lens part.

CAMERA DEVICE
20230276129 · 2023-08-31 · ·

A camera device comprises an image sensor, a first moving module and two groups of second moving modules. The first moving module is connected to the image sensor. The first moving module is activated to move the image sensor linearly along a first axis. The second moving module is connected to the image sensor. The second moving module is activated to move the image sensor linearly along a second axis, which intersects with the first axis. The two groups of second moving modules are activated simultaneously to rotate the image sensor around a third axis, which is orthogonal to the first and second axes, respectively. The image sensor compensates for the image by linear movement in the direction of the first axis and the second axis and can also compensate for the image by rotation in the direction of the third axis to achieve three-axis image stabilization.

Reflection module capable of image stabilization, camera module and electronic device

A reflection module capable of image stabilization includes a reflecting element, a rotatable holder, a fixed base, a spherical supporting structure, an auxiliary supporting structure and an image stabilizing actuator. The reflecting element having a reflecting surface for folding optical path of incident light is disposed on the rotatable holder. The fixed base is connected to the rotatable holder via an elastic element. The spherical supporting structure is disposed between the rotatable holder and the fixed base. The auxiliary supporting structure disposed on at least one of the rotatable holder and the fixed base and corresponds to the spherical supporting structure. At least part of the image stabilizing actuator is disposed on the rotatable holder for driving the rotatable holder to rotate by taking the spherical supporting structure as rotation center. The spherical supporting structure is a ball having at least three contact points with the auxiliary supporting structure.

Folded optics camera actuator and suspension arrangement

Various embodiments include a folded optics camera actuator and suspension arrangement. For example, the folded optics camera may include one or more voice coil motor (VCM) actuators for moving a lens group, relative to an image sensor, in multiple directions. The folded optics camera may include a suspension arrangement that suspends a lens barrel arrangement from a base structure of the camera, and that allows motion of the lens group enabled by the VCM actuator(s). In some embodiments, the folded optics camera may include an actuator for moving a light folding element relative to the image sensor.