Imaging apparatus
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorHironori HONSHO
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus (100) includes an outer shell (1) including a first case (11) and a second case (12) joined to the first case (11) and formed with a spherical inner surface, a camera body (2) arranged inside the outer shell (1) and configured to move relative to the outer shell (1), a first driver (26A) and a second driver (26B) provided in the camera body (2) and configured to drive the camera body (2) with the first and second drivers (26A, 26B) contacting an inner surface of the outer shell (1), and a drive controller (62) configured to control the first and second drivers (26A, 26B) such that the first driver (26A) contacts only the first case (11) and that the second driver (26B) contacts only the second case (12).
Claims3
An imaging apparatus for shooting an image of an object, comprising:
- a case including a first part and a second part joined to the first part, and formed with a spherical inner surface;
- an imager arranged inside the case and configured to move relative to the case;
- first and second drivers provided in the imager and configured to drive the imager with the first and second drivers contacting an inner surface of the case;
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- a controller configured to control the first and second drivers such that the first driver contacts only the first part and that the second driver contacts only the second part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.