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US 7,609,316 B2Granted
Optical viewfinder system of camera
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorYang-Chang Chien
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Abstract
An optical viewfinder system includes: a lens element group (22), a beam splitter (30) and a window (40). The beam splitter is disposed behind the lens group. The window located behind the beam splitter, the lens element group and the beam splitter being located on a line with the window. The optical viewfinder system provides a better quality and power saving for a portable electronic device.
Claims5
A digital camera module comprising:
- a main body being a hollow cylinder having a longitudinal body axis, and including a first end and a second end;
- a barrel being fixed on an inner wall of the first end and having a longitudinal barrel axis;
- a lens element group received in the barrel and having a longitudinal lens axis;
- the body, barrel, and lens axes being parallel, wherein light passing through the lens element group is focused by the lens element group;
- a beam splitter received in the main body and located behind the lens element group and for receiving a focused light;
- a window positioned in line with the lens and the beam splitter;
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- an image sensor positioned at a location where the focused light reflected towards the image sensor is not reflected or refracted in the distance between the beam splitter and the image sensor;
- wherein the focused light contacting the beam splitter is directed in a first direction towards the window and a second direction towards the image sensor within the digital camera module.
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