Title:
IMAGING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009210951
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an imaging apparatus capable of making a panorama image while preventing the occurrence of barrel distortion, and also, preventing a reduction in an imaging area.
The imaging apparatus 100 includes: a lens 3a for condensing light incident from an object area Ra1; a prism 5a that receives light from an object area Ra2 located on the right side of the object area Ra1; a lens 3b for condensing light emitted from the prism 5a; a prism 5b that receives light from an object area Ra3 located on the left side of the object area Ra1; and a lens 3c for condensing the light emitted from the prism 5b. The lenses 3a to 3c are arranged in an area corresponding to apexes of a triangle in front view.
Inventors:
TOYODA TAKASHI
NAKAO YOSHIZUMI
IMAHORI YOSHIMASA
NAKAO YOSHIZUMI
IMAHORI YOSHIMASA
Application Number:
JP2008055691A
Publication Date:
September 17, 2009
Filing Date:
March 06, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO
International Classes:
G03B37/00; H04N5/225
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideyuki Okumura