Title:
MULTI-APERTURE CAMERAS WITH AT LEAST ONE TWO STATE ZOOM CAMERA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/174325
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLW and a folded or non-folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to a Macro state or to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLT,min in one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin > 1.5 x EFLW and wherein EFLTmax > 1.5 x EFLTmin,. In the Macro state, the lens with EFLT,min allows for focusing on objects with short object-camera distances such as 5cm. Actuators for enabling the movements are also disclosed.
Inventors:
SHABTAY GAL (IL)
GOLDENBERG EPHRAIM (IL)
BRONSTEIN EMIL (IL)
YEDID ITAY (IL)
RUDNICK ROY (IL)
DROR MICHAEL (IL)
BACHAR GIL (IL)
KOWAL YIFTAH (IL)
GOLDENBERG EPHRAIM (IL)
BRONSTEIN EMIL (IL)
YEDID ITAY (IL)
RUDNICK ROY (IL)
DROR MICHAEL (IL)
BACHAR GIL (IL)
KOWAL YIFTAH (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2020/051405
Publication Date:
April 22, 2021
Filing Date:
February 19, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COREPHOTONICS LTD (IL)
International Classes:
G02B7/04; G03B17/04; G03B19/02
Foreign References:
| CN103698876A | 2014-04-02 | |||
| US20070253689A1 | 2007-11-01 | |||
| US20100060995A1 | 2010-03-11 | |||
| US20180120674A1 | 2018-05-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NATHAN & ASSOCIATES PATENT AGENTS LTD (IL)
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