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Title:
IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/069077
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an imaging device having a simple configuration and capable of switching between an imaging mode based on the light field photography technique and a normal high-resolution imaging mode. The imaging device includes; an imaging lens (11), a micro lens array unit (12) into which the light which has passed through the imaging lens comes; and an imaging element (13) which receives light emitted from a micro lens array unit (12). Micro lenses constituting the micro lens array unit (12) have focal distances which can be varied in accordance with voltage applied.

Inventors:
KAJIHARA JUNJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO KENJI (JP)
ICHIMURA ISAO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/072976
Publication Date:
June 12, 2008
Filing Date:
November 28, 2007
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Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
KAJIHARA JUNJI (JP)
YAMAMOTO KENJI (JP)
ICHIMURA ISAO (JP)
International Classes:
H04N5/225; G02B3/00; G02B3/14; G03B15/00; G03B17/12; G03B35/08; H04N1/028; H04N5/335; H04N13/02; H04N101/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2006039486A22006-04-13
Foreign References:
US20050225877A12005-10-13
JP2005167484A2005-06-23
JP2006018325A2006-01-19
JP2006189434A2006-07-20
JP2006079669A2006-03-23
JPH0534656A1993-02-12
Other References:
REN NG ET AL.: "Light Field Photography with a Hand-held Plenoptic Camera", STANFORD TECH. REPORT CTSR 2005-02, 2005, pages 1 - 11, XP002423384
REN.NG ET AL.: "Light Field Photography with a Hand-Held Plenoptic Camera", STANFORD TECH REPORT CTSR2005-02
See also references of EP 2104334A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FUJISHIMA, Youichiro et al. (9-5 Shinjuku 1-chom, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 22, JP)
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