A lens unit includes a variable magnification optical system provided with a stop that adjusts a light amount and a processor that controls an opening amount of the stop based on information on a magnification change of the variable magnification optical system. In a case where a maximum value and a minimum value of an F-Number in the entire variable magnification region of the variable magnification optical system are respectively Fmax and Fmin and an average value of an F-Number at a wide angle end and an F-Number at a telephoto end of the variable magnification optical system is Fave, the processor is configured to control the opening amount within a range satisfying 3 < {(Fmax - Fmin)/Fave} × 100 < 10.

A lens unit includes a variable magnification optical system provided with a stop that adjusts a light amount and a processor that controls an opening amount of the stop based on information on a magnification change of the variable magnification optical system. In a case where a maximum value and a minimum value of an F-Number in the entire variable magnification region of the variable magnification optical system are respectively Fmax and Fmin and an average value of an F-Number at a wide angle end and an F-Number at a telephoto end of the variable magnification optical system is Fave, the processor is configured to control the opening amount within a range satisfying 3 < {(Fmax - Fmin)/Fave} × 100 < 10.

An aerial camera instrument configured to acquire high-resolution aerial images from a target area. The aerial camera instrument comprises (i) an imaging sensor having an electronic global shutter functionality, (ii) an external shutter component, and (iii) a coupling functionality configured to synchronize the electronic global shutter functionality and the external shutter component.

An aerial camera instrument configured to acquire high-resolution aerial images from a target area. The aerial camera instrument comprises (i) an imaging sensor having an electronic global shutter functionality, (ii) an external shutter component, and (iii) a coupling functionality configured to synchronize the electronic global shutter functionality and the external shutter component.

A camera device including: an image capturing device configured to capture an image to generate an image signal; a housing in which the image capturing device is provided; a light transmitting cover coupled to the housing and configured to transmit light therethrough; a photometric sensor configured to sense an illuminance of light; an ultraviolet lamp provided on one side of the light transmitting cover and configured to irradiate an ultraviolet ray; and a controller configured to control the ultraviolet lamp according to an illuminance sensed by the photometric sensor, where the light transmitting cover is configured to exhibit a photochromic effect based on the ultraviolet ray irradiated by the ultraviolet lamp.

A camera device including: an image capturing device configured to capture an image to generate an image signal; a housing in which the image capturing device is provided; a light transmitting cover coupled to the housing and configured to transmit light therethrough; a photometric sensor configured to sense an illuminance of light; an ultraviolet lamp provided on one side of the light transmitting cover and configured to irradiate an ultraviolet ray; and a controller configured to control the ultraviolet lamp according to an illuminance sensed by the photometric sensor, where the light transmitting cover is configured to exhibit a photochromic effect based on the ultraviolet ray irradiated by the ultraviolet lamp.