Mirror tilt actuation
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsNing Y. Chan, Richard J. Topliss, Steven Webster
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsNing Y. Chan, Richard J. Topliss, Steven Webster
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Some embodiments include an image sensor and a zoom lens assembly including a plurality of movable lens elements arranged to be moved independent of one another. In some embodiments, the plurality of movable lens elements share an optical axis. Some embodiments include a lens and mirror assembly for admitting light to the miniature camera. The lens and mirror assembly includes a folded optics arrangement such that light enters the lens and mirror assembly through a first lens with an optical axis of the first lens orthogonal to the plurality of moveable lens elements. The lens and mirror assembly includes a mirror for folding the path of light from the optical axis of the first lens to the optical axis of the plurality of movable lens elements, and the lens and mirror assembly further includes an actuator for tilting the mirror.
A camera, the camera comprising:
A system, comprising:
A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions executable on a computer to implement:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.