Abstract: A laminated wafer lens includes a wafer lens and a spacer substrate bonded to each other. The wafer lens includes a resin section provided on a surface of a glass substrate. The resin section includes lens portions and interval portions, each interval portion provided between adjacent lens portions. The spacer substrate has openings at positions corresponding to the respective lens portions. The lens portions are arrayed in row and column directions in a matrix fashion. The interval portions include first and second interval portions, the second interval portion longer than the first interval portion. The spacer substrate includes interval portions each of which is provided between adjacent openings. The interval portions include third and fourth interval portions corresponding to the first and second interval portions, respectively, the fourth interval portion being longer than the third interval portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image pickup device, by which cut resistance at the time of cutting a wafer lens is reduced, high production efficiency is maintained, and excellent optical characteristics are obtained. The image pickup device has a first lens block, a second lens block, a spacer, and a sensor unit. The side surface section of the first lens block, the side surface section of the second lens block, and the side surface section of the spacer are formed on the same plane. A lens cover that covers the first and the second lens blocks is provided in a step formed by respective side surface sections of the first lens block, the second lens block and the spacer, and the side surface section of the sensor unit.

Abstract: Provided are a wafer lens production method, an intermediate die, an optical component, a molding die, and a molding die production method. The production method of a wafer lens (1) includes a first intermediate die production step using a die (7), a second intermediate die production step using the first intermediate die (8), and a wafer lens production step using the second intermediate die (9). A first intermediate-die substrate (80) is provided with a depressed section (85) on the surface facing the die (7). When photo-curable resin (84A) is pressed, at least a portion closer to the first intermediate-die substrate (80) among the top (71a) and the peripheral section (77) of the die (7) is arranged in the depressed section (85), and a gap is provided so that the die (7) does not contact with a depressed plane (85a) of the depressed section (85).

Abstract: A laminated wafer lens includes a wafer lens and a spacer substrate bonded to each other. The wafer lens includes a resin section provided on a surface of a glass substrate. The resin section includes lens portions and interval portions, each interval portion provided between adjacent lens portions. The spacer substrate has openings at positions corresponding to the respective lens portions. The lens portions are arrayed in row and column directions in a matrix fashion. The interval portions include first and second interval portions, the second interval portion longer than the first interval portion. The spacer substrate includes interval portions each of which is provided between adjacent openings. The interval portions include third and fourth interval portions corresponding to the first and second interval portions, respectively, the fourth interval portion being longer than the third interval portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image pickup device, by which cut resistance at the time of cutting a wafer lens is reduced, high production efficiency is maintained, and excellent optical characteristics are obtained. The image pickup device has a first lens block, a second lens block, a spacer, and a sensor unit. The side surface section of the first lens block, the side surface section of the second lens block, and the side surface section of the spacer are formed on the same plane. A lens cover that covers the first and the second lens blocks is provided in a step formed by respective side surface sections of the first lens block, the second lens block and the spacer, and the side surface section of the sensor unit.

Abstract: An invention for producing a wafer lens is disclosed in which a cured resin is prevented from having projection portions or unfilled sections. The method comprises a dispense step in which resin is dropped onto a die having plural cavities arranged to leave spaces therebetween, an alignment step in which the positions of the die and a glass substrate are adjusted, an imprint step in which one of the die and the glass substrate is pressed against the other, a curing step in which the resin is cured, and a release step in which the glass substrate is released from the die, the steps from the dispense step to the separation step being repeated as one cycle to successively form plastic lens portions on the glass substrate, wherein in the alignment step in each cycle, the cavities of the die are placed between the formed lens parts.

Abstract: Provided are a wafer lens production method, an intermediate die, an optical component, a molding die, and a molding die production method. The production method of a wafer lens (1) includes a first intermediate die production step using a die (7), a second intermediate die production step using the first intermediate die (8), and a wafer lens production step using the second intermediate die (9). A first intermediate-die substrate (80) is provided with a depressed section (85) on the surface facing the die (7). When photo-curable resin (84A) is pressed, at least a portion closer to the first intermediate-die substrate (80) among the top (71a) and the peripheral section (77) of the die (7) is arranged in the depressed section (85), and a gap is provided so that the die (7) does not contact with a depressed plane (85a) of the depressed section (85).

Abstract: Provided is a lens unit (3) wherein a plurality of wafer lenses (10, 20) are layered and covered by cover package (30). In each of wafer lenses (10, 20), resin molded sections (14, 16, 24, 26) are formed on a glass substrate (12, 22), and a lens section (14a, 16a, 24a, 26a) is formed on a part of the resin molded section (14, 16, 24, 26). A sloped section (14e) formed around the lens section (14a) arranged closest to the object side in the lens unit (3) and an end section (32a) forming an opening section of the cover package (30) are fitted with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bendable printed board, an image pickup apparatus, and a camera. The bendable printed board is provided with: a first end connected to a moving body movable in an arbitral direction within a predefined plane; a second end connected to a fixed body with slack providing movability to the moving body; and a slit formed on at least a part of a slack portion of the printed board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bendable printed board, an image pickup apparatus, and a camera. The bendable printed board is provided with: a first end connected to a moving body movable in an arbitral direction within a predefined plane; a second end connected to fixed body with slack providing movability to the moving body; and a slit formed on at least a part of a slack portion of the printed board.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprising: a plurality of lens groups including two lens groups for guiding object light; and a lens drive apparatus for moving the two lens groups in the plurality of lens groups in a direction of an optical axis, the lens drive apparatus includes a single motor and a lead screw rotated by the rotation of the motor; wherein the lens drive apparatus is structured in such a manner that one lens group of the two lens groups is moved linearly to the rotation of the lead screw, and the other lens group of the two lens groups is moved non-linearly to the rotation of the lead screw.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lens groups arranged on an optical axis; and at least one reflection surface arranged on the optical axis for bending the optical axis into a plurality of optical axis segments. Among the optical axis segments, at least two lens groups are arranged on different optical axis segments. The lens barrel further includes a lens drive section including a first driving source, for moving the at least two lens groups along the different optical axis segments respectively by using the first driving source.

Abstract: In a lens barrel in which an imaging optical system can be retracted and protruded, a retaining member to retain an optical element nearest to the imaging element among the imaging optical system is provided, the optical element moves in a receding direction from the imaging element when the imaging optical system is protruded, and moves in an approaching direction to the imaging element when the imaging optical system is retracted by deforming the retaining member.

Abstract: The image capturing apparatus extracts and records an effective image Ap from a captured image Ao obtained by imaging of incident light from a subject on an image capturing element by an optical system composed of optical members. When an angle of view of an image that is to be recorded is large, the image capturing apparatus adjusts an angle of view of the effective image Ap by an optical zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by a mechanical camera-shake correction unit. Only when a magnification of the optical zoom unit for the captured image Ao is maximal, the image capturing apparatus further adjusts the angle of view of the effective image Ap by an electronic zoom unit and records the effective image Ap while correcting camera shake by an electronic camera-shake correction unit.

Abstract: In an electronically zoomable digital camera having a hand shake correction mechanism, when electronic zoom operates, pixel shift is carried out in such manner of capturing a reference image and then capturing a shifted image after moving an image capturing element from the reference image by a prescribed amount of shift by means of the hand shake correction mechanism and thereafter interpolating pixels of the shifted image between pixels of the reference image. The amount of shift is changed according to a magnification of the electronic zoom. The hand shake correction mechanism has a continuous mode in which the movement is effected by a continuous amount and a fixed amount mode in which movement is effected by only a fixed amount and is driven in the fixed amount mode when the pixel shift is carried out.

Abstract: A metallic sliding cover that covers an image taking lens system when an image taking apparatus is not in use is attached at the front side of the image taking apparatus, and an IC tag of a type that has an internal power supply and an IC tag of a type that has not an internal power supply are stuck to the front side of the image taking apparatus. A plural number of IC tags are alternatively covered with the sliding cover by movement of the cover. Thereby, communication only by one IC tag becomes possible when the image taking apparatus is in use; meanwhile, communication only by the other IC tag becomes possible when the image taking apparatus is not in use. As a result, interference between a plurality of IC tags having mutually different characteristics can be prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique capable of changing the image capturing direction of a camera at high speed while suppressing noise generated by resonance. At the time of changing the angle of the image capturing direction of a surveillance camera from a base angle to a first angle, if driving of both of a motor for panning and a motor for tilting is simply started simultaneously and completed simultaneously, there is a case such that the motor for panning generates resonance with the body of the surveillance camera or the like and noise becomes too loud. In such a case, the drive speed of the motor for panning, that is, the pulse rate is shifted to a high speed side on which resonance does not generate and the panning is finished first. Specifically, the angle of the image capturing direction is changed from the base angle to a second angle and, after that, changed from the second angle to the first angle.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprising: a plurality of lens groups including two lens groups for guiding object light; and a lens drive apparatus for moving the two lens groups in the plurality of lens groups in a direction of an optical axis, the lens drive apparatus includes a single motor and a lead screw rotated by the rotation of the motor; wherein the lens drive apparatus is structured in such a manner that one lens group of the two lens groups is moved linearly to the rotation of the lead screw, and the other lens group of the two lens groups is moved non-linearly to the rotation of the lead screw.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes: a plurality of lens groups arranged on an optical axis; and at least one reflection surface arranged on the optical axis for bending the optical axis into a plurality of optical axis segments. Among the optical axis segments, at least two lens groups are arranged on different optical axis segments. The lens barrel further includes a lens drive section including a first driving source, for moving the at least two lens groups along the different optical axis segments respectively by using the first driving source.

Abstract: In a lens barrel in which an imaging optical system can be retracted and protruded, a retaining member to retain an optical element nearest to the imaging element among the imaging optical system is provided, the optical element moves in a receding direction from the imaging element when the imaging optical system is protruded, and moves in an approaching direction to the imaging element when the imaging optical system is retracted by deforming the retaining member.