Abstract: This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group with negative refractive power comprising a single first lens element with negative refractive power; a second lens group with positive refractive power comprising, in order from the object side to the image side: a second lens element with positive refractive power; a third lens element with negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a fourth lens element with negative refractive power; and a third lens group with positive refractive power comprising a single fifth lens element with positive refractive power; wherein by moving the first lens group and the second lens group along the optical axis while keeping the third lens group stationary, the zooming operation is performed such that the system switches between a wide-angle mode and a telephoto mode.

Abstract: Provided is a drive unit which, if an amount of driving to rotate the imaging optical system during the preset mode is smaller than a threshold value in accordance with an imaging field angle of the imaging optical system, the control unit is further configured to control the driving to rotate at a speed in accordance with a change rate per unit time of imaging field angle and the imaging field angle by the zooming of the imaging optical system and, if the amount of driving to rotate the imaging optical system during the preset mode is greater than the threshold value, the control unit is further configured to control the driving to rotate at a speed irrespective of a change rate per unit time of the imaging field angle and the imaging field angle by the zooming of the imaging optical system.

Abstract: A copying device that converts images on films to digital images has a film clip slot between the top and bottom thereof for the insertion of a film. The body thereof has a zooming optical lens group for an electronic device to copy the film on a film clip.

Abstract: The image pickup lens is composed of, in order from the object side, an aperture stop; a first lens with positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the object side; a second lens with negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing an image side; a third lens with positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the image side; a fourth lens with positive refractive power, having a meniscus shape including a convex surface facing the image side; and a fifth lens with negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing the image side. The image pickup lens satisfies conditional expressions relating to curvature radiuses of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens, a distance on an optical axis from the aperture stop to a focal point at the image side, and a focal length of the total system of the image pickup lens.

Abstract: A zoom optical system having a lens group I including two single lenses or one lens component, an aperture stop, and a lens group A disposed between the lens group I and the aperture stop, including a lens component made up of a positive lens LA and a negative lens LB that are cemented together, and having a negative refracting power as a whole. The distance between the lens group I and the lens group A on the optical axis changes for zooming, and the lens component has an aspheric cemented surface. When the shape of the aspheric surface is expressed by a certain equation, the shape of the air-contact surface of the positive lens LA and its aspheric components etc. satisfy conditional expressions (3a) and (3b).

Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus which can prevent a privacy zone from being shifted from a mask when a magnification converting lens is switched. The imaging unit (3) has an extender (29) which is a magnification converting lens capable of switching between an inserted state and an extracted state with respect to an optical axis. The signal processing circuit (5) composites a mask to an object region of the privacy zone in the image generated by the imaging unit (3). The control unit (13) controls the signal processing circuit (5) according to switching of the extender (29). When the extender (29) is switched, the control unit (13) instructs the signal processing circuit (5) to change the mask region in the image according to the magnification shift caused by the switching of the extender (29) and maintains the privacy zone in a masked state after the signal processing circuit (5) is switched.

Abstract: A camera having an optic axis and comprising: a lens having a lens optic axis; a platform to which the lens is mounted; a guide track to which the platform is mounted and along which the platform is moveable; wherein the guide track is rotatable between a first position in which the optic axis of the lens substantially coincides with the camera optic axis and a second position in which the lens optic axis does not coincide with the camera optic axis.

Abstract: The present invention sets an auto-zooming frame that includes a plurality of selected subjects from among subjects detected from a captured image. Then, the angle of view is adjusted so that the entire auto-zooming frame is captured. Auto-zooming frame setting and angle of view adjustment are continuously performed on images that are consecutively captured, thereby providing auto-zooming control for a plurality of subjects.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of optical systems, each having a different focal length, an image pickup element which picks up an image of an object by the optical system, and a zoom control section which changes an angle of field of an output image by at least one optical system from among the plurality of optical systems, and a part of the angle of field which changes is same as an angle of field of another optical system, and the image pickup apparatus further includes a control section which changes a control position of a display image at the time of zooming to be directed toward an optical-axial center of the another optical system for which the part of the angle of field is same.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an optical system including a focus lens, an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image formed by the optical system to generate image data, a driver operable to drive the focus lens along an optical axis of the optical system, and an autofocus adjusting unit operable to adjust a subject image formed on the imaging unit to be in focus by evaluating the image data generated by the imaging unit and by controlling the driver to drive the focus lens. When adjusting the subject image to be in focus anew after previously adjusting the subject image to be in focus, the autofocus adjusting unit estimates a focus position and controls the driver to drive the focus lens according to a driving method used for evaluating the image data generated by the imaging unit, and different driving methods are used for different results of the estimation.

Abstract: A digital camera is provided with a focusing function and a focal length varying function of a main lens. The digital camera includes a main imaging unit configured to generate a main image by performing a photoelectric conversion from a subject obtained via the main lens, a sub-imaging unit configured to generate a sub-image by performing a photoelectric conversion from the subject obtained via a sub-lens, a focal length acquiring unit configured to acquire the focal length of the main lens, a magnification setting unit configured to set a level of magnification on the basis of the focal length, a composite image generating unit configured to generate a composite image by combining the main image and the sub-image, after at least one of the main image and the sub-image is magnified at the level of magnification, and an image display unit configured to display the composite image.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a zoom optical system including a light wavefront modulation element which has a light wavefront modulation function and is able to adjust a light wavefront modulation pattern, an imaging element capturing an image of an object passed through the zoom optical system, a modulation pattern control part controlling the light wavefront modulation pattern of the light wavefront modulation element, and an image processing part applying predetermined processing to an image signal of the object from the imaging element.

Abstract: During a zoom operation of an imaging optical system, a read position is decided in units of less than one pixel and set sequentially. Also, when the zoom operation has stopped, the read position is moved so to be an integer multiple of one pixel, if the read position at the time when the zoom operation stopped is not an integer multiple of one pixel. Smooth image display during zoom operation and suppression of sharpness reduction in an image displayed when zooming has stopped are thereby both achieved, in an image processing apparatus that controls the read position of a captured image according to a zoom position of the imaging optical system and a control method thereof.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, the first to fourth lens groups being arranged in order from an object side, in which zooming is performed through varying a distance between adjacent lens groups of the first to fourth lens groups, and the fourth lens group includes a first positive lens, a first negative meniscus lens, and a cemented lens which are arranged in order from the object side, the cemented lens being configured of a second negative meniscus lens with a convex surface facing the object side and a second positive lens.

Abstract: There is provided a drive circuit of a solid-state image pickup device capable of generating pulse for vertical scanning the interval of which changes non-linearly and pulse other than the pulse for vertical scanning without increasing a circuit size and communication time for setting an electronic shutter. There is provided a drive circuit of a solid-state image pickup device including a polynomial arithmetic operation unit for carrying out an arithmetic operation of first or higher order of polynomial; an arithmetic operation controller of generating a variable of the polynomial to control an arithmetic operation in the polynomial arithmetic operation unit; and a pulse generator of generating a pulse based on a result of an arithmetic operation on a polynomial of the polynomial arithmetic operation unit.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, positive second and third lens groups, wherein upon zooming from the short to the long focal length extremities, the distance between the first and second lens groups decreases and the distance between the second and third lens groups changes. The second lens group includes a biconvex positive lens element with an aspherical surface on each side, and a negative meniscus lens element with an aspherical surface, and a concave surface on the image side. The following condition (1) is satisfied: 5<m2t/m2w<8??(1), wherein m2t and m2w designate the lateral magnifications of the second lens group at the long and short focal length extremities, respectively, when focused on an object at infinity.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens group with positive refracting power and normally located at a fixed position, a second lens group with negative refracting power and movable in an optical axis direction for zooming, a third lens group with positive refracting power and normally located at a fixed position, a fourth lens group with positive refracting power and movable in the optical axis direction for correction of a focal position for zooming and focusing, and a fifth lens group. These lens groups are arranged in order from an object side to an image side. The zoom lens satisfies the conditional equations (1) 1.00<f3/f4<2.49 and (2) 1.00<|fw1˜2/f2|<1.50, where f2 to f4 are focal lengths of the second to fourth lens groups, and fw1˜2 is a synthetic focal length of the first and second lens groups at the wide-angle end.

Abstract: An optical system including five lens units having, in order from the object side, positive, negative, positive, negative, positive refracting powers respectively. The distances between the lens units change during zooming. The first and third lens units are located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end of the zoom range. The first lens unit includes a negative lens, a first positive lens, and a second positive lens. The second lens unit includes a plurality of negative lenses and at least one positive lens. The third lens unit includes a plurality of positive lenses and at least one negative lens. The fourth and fifth lens units each include two lenses or less. The refractive indices of the at least one negative lens in the first lens unit, the at least one positive lens in the second lens unit, and the at least one negative lens in the third lens unit are not lower than 1.9. The optical system satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: When trimming is performed on a photograph image obtained by a photography apparatus, a plurality of trimming range candidates is set by analyzing the photograph image. A judgment is made as to whether the zoom magnification ratio of the photography apparatus during photography corresponds to a predetermined limit, the limit being a maximum zoom magnification ratio or a minimum zoom magnification ratio that can be set by the photography apparatus. A trimming range is set by selecting one of the plurality of trimming range candidates. If the zoom magnification ratio is judged to be a magnification ratio corresponding to the predetermined limit, a trimming range candidate that has a smaller or larger range than that of a trimming range candidate selected if the zoom magnification ratio is judged to be a magnification ratio that does not correspond to the predetermined limit is selected as the trimming range.

Abstract: A system for selecting a zoom size of an anatomical image for display includes an image detector having a pre-defined field of view defining a maximum and minimum analog zoom fields of view corresponding to maximum and minimum analog zoom settings for at least one anatomical image; an image display displaying the anatomical image within the pre-defined field of view; a processing unit providing a selection of at least one anatomical image; and a network configured to interface the detector with the processing unit and the image display with the processing unit. The system enables establishment of at least one intervening selectable zoom setting corresponding to an intervening selectable zoom field of view between the maximum and minimum analog zoom fields of view, thereby establishing a first user profile. A second user profile overriding the first user profile can be established. A corresponding method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a positive refracting power and including a reflecting member having a reflecting surface, a second lens unit having a negative refracting power, a rear lens unit group having a positive refracting power as a whole and including at least three lens units, which includes in order from the object side, a third lens unit, a fourth lens unit, and a fifth lens unit. An aperture stop is provided between the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first lens unit is kept stationary, the second lens unit is located closer to the image side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, and the distances between the lens units change. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side, a negative lens component, the reflecting member, and a rear sub-lens unit including a first positive lens element and a second positive lens element.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to perform photoelectric conversion of an optical image, an optical zoom unit configured to perform optical magnification variation in response to a zooming operation, an electronic zoom unit configured to perform electronic magnification variation on a signal output from the imaging unit, and a controller configured to operate the electronic zoom unit together with the optical zoom unit in a first zoom range in response to the zooming operation, to operate the optical zoom unit without operating the electronic zoom unit in response to the zooming operation in a second zoom range, which is closer to a telephoto side than the first zoom range, and to operate the electronic zoom unit together with the optical zoom unit in response to the zooming operation in a third zoom range, which is closer to the telephoto side than the second zoom range.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that generates image data of a subject image obtained via a lens unit, a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data generated by the imaging unit, an input unit that receives input for specifying an area of a portion of the image displayed by the display unit, and a display controller that controls a display mode for confirming a specified image corresponding to the area of which input is received by the input unit.

Abstract: A zoom lens system used in a spectrum region including visible light has movable lens groups moved for zooming, and has, in a movable lens group, a negative lens element made of a material fulfilling the conditional formulae Vd<55 and 0.0018×Vd+P<0.65 and, in a movable lens group, a positive lens element made of a material fulfilling the conditional formulae 60<Vd, 0.645<0.0018×Vd+P, and 9×10?6<dN/dT, where Vd is the Abbe number for a d-line; P=(Ng?NF)/(NF?NC); Ng, NF, and NC are the refractive indices for the g-, F-, and C-lines respectively; and dN/dT is the variation rate in refractive index accompanying variation in room temperature. The negative and positive lens elements move in the same direction during zooming.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first zoom/focus lens group and a second zoom/focus lens group configured to respectively vary a focal distance and imaging distance by moving in an optical axis, a first actuator configured to drive the first zoom/focus lens group, a second actuator configured to drive the second zoom/focus lens group, and a drive controller configured to independently control the first actuator and the second actuator. The drive controller is configured to wobble the first zoom/focus lens group by reciprocating only the first zoom/focus lens group out of the first and second zoom/focus lens groups in a optical axis direction.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus has an image sensing unit that outputs an image signal in accordance with incident light through an optical system including a zoom lens. The apparatus performs photographing by exposing the image sensing unit while driving the zoom lens, and stores attached information relating to photography at a predetermined timing after driving of the zoom lens has started during photographing. After the end of exposure of the image sensing unit, an image signal output from the image sensing unit is recorded in association with the stored attached information.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a taking optical system and an image pickup element. The taking optical system includes at least two zoom optical systems having the same focal length range. The distance between the optical axes of any two zoom optical systems among the plurality of zoom optical systems is substantially constant over a range from an incidence surface to an image pickup surface of the image pickup element. The plurality of zoom optical systems are arranged in such a way as to form images of an object respectively in different regions on the image pickup surface of the same image pickup element.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for enabling an advanced optical magnification (zooming) function for low-power sensors, such as a remote wireless camera, using electronic methods and enabling that magnification be performed in any part of the imager. An image sensor has a set of imager pixels that have a defined field of view. A display device is also provided, which has a far lower resolution than the imager. A magnification level is selected, which results in macroblocks being defined for the sensor. A display data value is generated for each macroblock, and the set of display data values is used to drive a data display. The area of magnification is flexibly selected on the imager. As the magnification level is increased, the number of imager pixels in each macroblock decrease, enabling the display to present increasingly higher resolution images. Accordingly, an aesthetically pleasing magnification function is provided for a low-power, battery operated mobile environment.

Abstract: A compound-eye imaging device includes a first optical system that has a first zoom lens, a second optical system that has a second zoom lens, a first imaging sensor, a second imaging sensor, a zoom manipulation component, an interface, and a zoom controller. The first imaging sensor captures a subject image formed by the first optical system and outputs data. The second imaging sensor captures a subject image formed by the second optical system and outputs data. The zoom manipulation component is configured to be manipulated to drive either the first or the second zoom lens. The interface is configured to receive a particular input to select either the first or the second zoom lens as an active zoom lens. The particular input dictates manipulation of the zoom manipulation component. The zoom controller is configured to drive the active zoom lens according to how the zoom manipulation component is manipulated.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having positive power and fixed during zooming operation; a second lens group having negative power; a third lens group having positive power; a fourth lens group having positive power; and a fifth lens group having positive power sequentially arranged from a side where an object is present, wherein the zooming operation is performed by moving at least the second lens group and the fourth lens group, the first lens group includes a reflective member that deflects an optical path, the fifth lens group includes a first lens partial group having negative power and a second lens partial group having positive power sequentially arranged from the object side, and the zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expressions. 1.1<?5<1.56 ??(1) 0.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a focus cam for converting a first rotation amount given upon a focus operation into a movement of the focus lens group and further converting a second rotation amount given upon a zoom operation into the movement of the focus lens group, and a focus cam follower engaged with the focus cam and operable to move in the focus cam. The focus cum follower rotates in the focus cum according to the rotation amount of the zoom driving unit to move the focus lens group. A lift amount of the focus cam is defined so that a rotation amount of the focus driving unit from a far end position to an infinite position when the rotation position of the zoom driving unit is at a wide-angle end becomes larger than the rotation amount when the rotating position of the zoom driving unit is at a telephoto end.

Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, a fourth lens unit having negative optical power, and a fifth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the third lens unit includes at least one lens element having positive optical power and at least one lens element having negative optical power, at least the first to third lens units are moved along an optical axis in zooming so that air spaces between the respective lens units vary, thereby performing magnification change, a lens unit positioned on the image side relative to an aperture diaphragm is moved along the optical axis in focusing, and the conditions: 4.0<D/Ir<5.3 and Z=fT/fW?9.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a zoom lens, and an image pickup element having an image pickup surface which receives optically an image formed by the zoom lens, and which converts the image received to an electric signal. The image pickup apparatus satisfies the following conditional expressions (1) Lv 1 Er/Lv 1 EL<0.49, (2) 0.93<Lv 1 Ef/IHs, and (3) Lv 1 Ef/Lv 1 Er<0.99.

Abstract: A process for pre-calibrating illumination sources permits illumination light intensities to be set to a near optimal level during training of an optical inspection system. Applicants have found that the illumination source intensities for a category of illuminators are sufficiently constant from machine to machine that the data collected during calibration of an illumination source on a machine using a particular type of source may be used on other machines of the same type using the same type of illumination source when combined with the reticle light intensity data for different zoom magnification's of the particular machine being used. That is, using known data for particular machine and the illumination source light intensity data for the same type of machine and illumination source permits accurate presetting of an illumination source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a zoom lens including a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power. The respective lens groups move in magnification variation from a wide angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lens group is moved in optical axis direction to correct variation of an imaging position in association with magnification variation and perform correction of the imaging position in association with object distance change. Condition expression (1) is satisfied. 0.60<f1/(fw·ft)1/2<1.

Abstract: A movement signal generation apparatus is disclosed which can convert an analog position signal of an optical adjustment unit into digital signals representing a movement amount and a movement direction of the optical adjustment unit and output the digital signals. The movement signal generation apparatus includes an analog signal output section which outputs an analog signal in accordance with the position of the optical adjustment unit, and a digital signal generation section which generates two digital signals in accordance with a movement amount and a movement direction of the optical adjustment unit based on the analog signal.

Abstract: In a digital camera, when the shutter is half-depressed, a controlling section 20 sequentially acquires current through-images imaged by an image acquiring section 10 which are wide-angle images imaged before zooming. Then, when a zoom operation is performed, the controlling section 20 holds a wide-angle image acquired at that point as a guidance image. Next, when the zoom magnification exceeds a predetermined magnification (for example, 3×), the controlling section 20 displays in a display section 25 the guidance image (wide-angle: low magnification) imaged before the zoom operation with a telephoto image imaged after the zoom operation. At the same time, a position corresponding to the current telephoto image is displayed to be identifiable within the guidance image. As a result, an imaging subject is easily confirmed when zooming is performed from wide-angle imaging to telephoto imaging.

Abstract: An optical device includes a rotary member. A rotary member is rotated across a first angle range and a second angle range lined up in a direction in which an angle is increased. An activator activates a power source when a rotation angle of the rotary member is increased to a first specific angle belonging to the first angle range. An adjuster adjusts a setting of an optical system with reference to a rotation of the rotary member in the second angle range. A notifier generates a notification when the rotation angle of the rotary member remains within the first angle range in a state where the power source is activated.

Abstract: A zoom lens system comprises: a negative first lens unit being composed of two lens elements; a positive second lens unit; and a positive third lens unit, wherein the lens units are moved such that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit decreases and an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit increases in zooming, so that magnification change is achieved, wherein the first lens unit is composed of a negative first lens element and a positive second lens element, and wherein the condition is satisfied: 0.50<fL2/fT<1.00 where, Z=fT/fW>4.0, ?w>35, fL2: a focal length of the second lens element, fT, fW: focal lengths of the entire system at a telephoto limit, a wide-angle limit, ?w: a half view angle at a wide-angle limit.

Abstract: A zoom lens with a bent optical path includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit including the reflecting member and having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the second lens unit moves closer to the first lens unit only toward the object side, the third lens unit moves in such a way that it becomes closest to the second lens unit at an intermediate focal length position in the course of zooming as compared to the state at the wide angle end and the state at the telephoto end, and the fourth lens unit moves. The zoom lens satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: A large-size face is immediately detected from a subject image. An image processing circuit of an imaging device detects a human face from a subject image and performs AWB, AE, and AF. The image processing circuit has processing for detecting a relatively-large-size face, processing for detecting a relatively-medium-size face, and processing for detecting a relatively-small-size face. When detecting a face, the image processing circuit first repeats, a plurality of times, processing for detecting a relatively-large-size face and outputting a detection result; performs processing for detecting a relatively-medium-size face and outputting a detection result; repeats, a plurality of times, processing for detecting a relatively-large-size face and outputting a detection result; and subsequently performs processing for detecting a relatively-small-size face and outputting a detection result.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: receiving means for receiving selection input for an imaging mode; discriminating means for discriminating, when the selection input is received through the receiving means, a selected imaging mode on the basis of the received selection input; and scanning controlling means for causing, when it is discriminated by the discriminating means that a simple imaging mode for limiting operation input and allowing a user to appropriately take an image of a subject is selected, the imaging apparatus to execute scanning processing for specifying a position of the subject, which is performed to set focus on the subject, in a maximum range from a near scene to a distant scene.

Abstract: A zoom lens system of the present invention has a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power and composed of two lens elements; a second lens unit having positive optical power; and a third lens unit having positive optical power, wherein in zooming, the lens units are moved such that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit should decrease and that an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit should increase, so that magnification change is achieved, wherein the first lens unit is, in order from the object side to the image side, composed of a first lens element having negative optical power and a second lens element having positive optical power, and wherein the condition is satisfied: 0.50<fL2/fT<1.00 where, Z=fT/fW>4.

Abstract: A zoom lens system comprises, from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit; a second lens unit; a third lens unit; a fourth lens unit; and a fifth lens unit having positive refractive power, wherein: in zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the first, the second, the third, and the fourth lens units move so that an interval between the first and the second lens units is larger at the telephoto end than that at the wide angle end, an interval between the second and the third lens units is smaller at the telephoto end than that at the wide angle end, and a distance between the third and the fourth lens units varies; and a focal length of the first lens unit, and focal lengths of an entire system at the wide angle end and the telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: An image capture device of the present invention includes: a zoom lens being caused by the operation of the zoom mechanism to move along the optical axis; an information acquisition part which acquires information about the amount of movement determined by the amount of movement of the zoom lens; a power supply part which supplies power to the information acquisition part; a controller which controls power supply; and a state detection part which detects a specific halt state in which the zoom mechanism stops the movement of the zoom lens when the zoom mechanism is in a predetermined operating position, the predetermined operating position being such that the zoom lens hardly changes its position despite the action of external force. The controller stops power supply from the power supply part to the information acquisition part when the state detection part detects the specific halt state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 having a function for tracking a target 13 and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, wherein the surveying device comprises measuring units 21, 25 and 27, image pickup units 22 and 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, and the remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18, and a second operation input unit 20, wherein the surveying device transmits an image data acquired at the image pickup unit to the remote control device via the radio unit, and the remote control device receives the image data via the second radio unit and the second display unit displays the image in inversion display based on the image data.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject and outputs image data containing the image; a display unit configured to display a live preview image of the subject based on the image data output from the imaging unit; a processor configured to set an image size of the image to be recorded and perform image processing on the live preview image to control a display range of the live preview image to be displayed on the display unit based on the image size to be recorded.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves during zooming; a third lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves during zooming; a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power which moves during zooming; and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming. Air intervals (L2w and L2t) between the second lens unit and the third lens unit at a wide-angle end and at a telephoto end, respectively, an air interval (L3w) between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit at the wide-angle end, a focal length (f1) of the first lens unit, and a combined focal length (f23w) of the second lens unit and the third lens unit at the wide-angle end are appropriately set.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to perform photoelectric conversion of an optical image, an optical zoom unit configured to perform optical magnification variation in response to a zooming operation, an electronic zoom unit configured to perform electronic magnification variation on a signal output from the imaging unit, and a controller configured to operate the electronic zoom unit together with the optical zoom unit in a first zoom range in response to the zooming operation, to operate the optical zoom unit without operating the electronic zoom unit in response to the zooming operation in a second zoom range, which is closer to a telephoto side than the first zoom range, and to operate the electronic zoom unit together with the optical zoom unit in response to the zooming operation in a third zoom range, which is closer to the telephoto side than the second zoom range.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, which comprises, in order from the object side, an aperture member having an opening section, a zoom lens changing a magnification by properly changing distances between a plurality of lens units, and an image pickup device, is provided with a flare stop which has an opening section with a set shape and is integrated with the most object side lens unit in the plurality of the lens units, the opening section of the aperture member does not intercept an effective light beam in the wide-angle position and intercepts a part of the effective light beam in the telephoto position, and the flare stop does not intercept in the wide-angle position the effective light beam having passed through the opening section of the aperture member and intercepts in the telephoto position a light ray which is included in the effective light beam passing through the opening section of the aperture member and strikes the edge of the opening section of the aperture member to be scattered.