Imaging device
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsDai SHINTANI, Koji SHIBUNO
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Abstract
An imaging device is provided that includes a first imaging element, a second imaging element, and a focal point detector. The first imaging element includes a first opto-electrical converter configured to convert light into an electrical signal. The second imaging element is configured and arranged to receive light incident on and passing through the first opto-electrical converter. The second imaging element includes a second opto-electrical converter configured to convert the light coming from the first opto-electrical converter into an electrical signal. The focal point detector is configured to perform focal point detection based on first image data obtained by the first imaging element and second image data obtained by the second imaging element.
Claims21
An imaging device comprising:
- a first imaging element including a first opto-electrical converter configured to convert light into an electrical signal;
- a second imaging element configured and arranged to receive light incident on and passing through the first opto-electrical converter, the second imaging element including a second opto-electrical converter configured to convert the light coming from the first opto-electrical converter into an electrical signal;
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- a focal point detector configured to perform focal point detection based on first image data obtained by the first imaging element and second image data obtained by the second imaging element.
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An imaging device comprising:
- a first imaging element including a first opto-electrical converter configured to convert light into an electrical signal;
- a second imaging element including a second opto-electrical converter configured to convert light emitted from the first opto-electrical converter into an electrical signal;
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- an adjustment mechanism that couples the first imaging element to the second imaging element and configured to regulate the distance therein between.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.