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US 2008/0175573 A1Published application
Lens barrel and digital camera
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorShuji Iijima
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Abstract
A lens barrel includes: a vibration reduction mechanism comprising a vibration reduction lens and a drive device that drives the vibration reduction lens, so as to compensate for image vibration; and a shutter unit for exposure control. The drive device and the shutter unit are arranged so as at least partially to overlap in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens barrel.
Claims12
A lens barrel, comprising:
- a vibration reduction mechanism comprising a vibration reduction lens and a drive device that drives the vibration reduction lens, so as to compensate for image vibration;
- and
- a shutter unit for exposure control, wherein:
- the drive device and the shutter unit are arranged so as at least partially to overlap in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens barrel.
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A digital camera, comprising:
- a lens barrel;
- and
- an imaging unit that comprises an image sensor, wherein:
- the lens barrel, comprising:
- a vibration reduction mechanism comprising a vibration reduction lens and a drive device that drives the vibration reduction lens, so as to compensate for image vibration;
- and
- a shutter unit for exposure control, wherein:
- the drive device and the shutter unit are arranged so as at least partially to overlap in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.