Mobile Phone Camera Module With Optical Zoom
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHark-Moo Kim
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Abstract
In a camera module for use in a portable terminal, a lens group receives light from a subject through an exterior window (320) and a diverter (340) disposed between the exterior window (320) and an image sensor (310) diverts the light passing through the lens group. The image sensor (310) captures an image using the diverted light, and an image sensor driving unit (350) moves the image sensor (319) back and forth with respect to an optical axis of the diverted light. Therefore, an optical zoom may be performed in a small-sized portable terminal.
Claims17
A camera module for use in a portable terminal, comprising:
- a lens group configured to receive light from a subject through an exterior window;
- a diverter configured to divert the light passing through the lens group;
- an image sensor configured to capture an image using the diverted light;
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- an image sensor driving unit configured to move the image sensor back and forth with respect to an optical axis of the diverted light.
A camera module for use in a portable terminal, comprising:
- a first lens group configured to receive light from a subject through an exterior window;
- a diverter configured to divert the light passing through the first lens group;
- a second lens group configured to adjust a direction of the diverted light;
- an image sensor configured to capture an image using the light passing through the second lens group;
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- an image sensor driving unit configured to move the image sensor back and forth with respect to an optical axis of the diverted light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.