Imaging device having a dual lens optical system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJung-pa Seo
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Abstract
A dual lens optical system includes a first optical system redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object by 90° to form an image on a image sensor, and a second optical system having a movable reflection member configured to be selectively positioned on the part of the redirected optical axis of the optical axis of light passing through the first optical system, and redirecting the light representing the image of the object by 90° using the movable reflection member to form an image on the image sensor, wherein the first optical system and the second optical system share lenses and the image sensor located after the movable reflection member along an optical path.
Claims27
An imaging device having a dual lens optical system, the device comprising:
- an image sensor;
- a first optical system having a first incident lens oriented with respect to a first side of the imaging device;
- a second optical system having a second incident lens oriented with respect to a second side of the image device;
- and
- a reflection member movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein:
- when the reflection member is in the first position, a light image received via the first incident lens is redirected to a first optical axis such that the light image is focused on an imaging area of the image sensor;
- when the reflection member is in the second position, a light image received via the second incident lens is redirected to the first optical axis such that the light image is focused on the same imaging area of the image sensor;
- and
- at least one optical element is disposed between the image sensor and the reflection member.
An imaging device having a dual lens optical system, the device comprising a first optical system and a second optical system for selectively directing one of two light images received via two incident lenses to a first optical axis toward an image sensor by at least one reflection member;
- wherein at least one optical element is disposed between an image sensor and the reflection member,
- and wherein the two incident lenses are arranged to face different directions.
An imaging device having a dual lens optical system, the device comprising:
- a first optical system and a second optical system adapted to respectively direct each of light images received via two incident lenses to a first optical axis toward an image sensor, one of the first optical system and the second optical system including a zoom optical system having a first zoom lens group and a second zoom lens group;
- a first reflection member for directing light image from the first incident lens;
- and
- a second reflection member for directing light image from the second incident lens, the second reflection member being selectively positioned in the first optical axis between the first zoom lens group and the second zoom lens group;
- wherein the two incident lenses are arranged to face different directions.
An imaging device comprising:
- two incident lenses;
- and
- at least one movable reflection member for selectively directing one of two light images received via a first optical system or a second optical system toward an image sensor;
- wherein at least one lens is disposed between the image sensor and the movable reflection member,
- and wherein the two incident lenses are arranged to face different directions.
An imaging device comprising:
- an image sensor;
- two incident lenses;
- a first optical system having a non-movable reflection member for redirecting a light image towards the image sensor;
- and
- a second optical system having a movable reflection member for selectively redirecting a light image from the second optical system towards the image sensor;
- wherein:
- the movable reflection member is disposed between the non-movable reflection member and the image sensor;
- at least one optical element is disposed between the image sensor and the movable reflection member;
- and
- the two incident lenses are facing the different directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.