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Digital Optics Corporation

Digitaloptics Corporation East

Ditigaloptics Corporation Europe Limited

Rauiot University Authority for Applied Research and Industrial

Digitaloptics Corporation Europe Limited

Ephraim Goldenberg

Gal Shabtay

Gil Bachar

Noy Cohen

Itay Yedid

Michael Dror

Gal Avivi

Oded Gigushinski

Roy Rudnick

Nadav Geva

Yiftah Kowal

Itay Jerby

Nadav Goulinski

Michael Scherer

Gal Barak

Ziv Shemesh

Emil Bronstein

Ester Ashkenazi

Tal Korman

Kobi Goldstein

Eran Kali

Paz Ilan

David Mendlovic

Tomer Schwartz

Ruthy Katz

Rami Boltanski

Gil Avraham

Pavel Reshidko

Itay Manor

Itamar Boral

Udi Yakir

Dolev Danino

Sagi Habani

Vinay Bhus

Oriel Grushka

Kai Engelhardt

Anat Leshem Gat

Eyal Ben-Eliezer

Omri Levi

Guy Michrowski

Yonatan Mandel

Itamar Azoulai

Daniel Boltinsky

Gal Safra

Yechiel Spector

Esther Jacobson

Paul C Elliott

Ido Yerushalmy

Roy Fridman

Jacob Dror

Yariv Oz

Anat Leshem

Shaul Serero

David Cohen

Jamil Nasser

Yehonatan Mandel

Ela Yehudayi

Eran Briman

Eliezer Mendlovic

Asaf Pellman

Ya'Ara David

Anat Werbner

Natan Croitoriu

Ganot Israel

David Mendelovic

Tal Olami

Jacob Arian

Itay Jerbi

Micha Dror

Tom Weitz

Gal Shabatay

Systems, imaging devices and methods for creating background blur in camera panning or motion. Using an imaging device with an image sensor, a method may comprise selecting an object to be tracked in a scene, recording an image or an image stream, and aligning the selected object optically and/or digitally to a same position on the image sensor while the selected object moves relative to the imaging device or relative to the scene, thereby creating a blurred image background and/or foreground relative to the selected object and a sense of panning or motion.

System and method for creating background blur in camera panning or motion

Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OP1 to a second optical path OP2, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OP2 to a third optical path OP3, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOV), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOV, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

Scanning tele camera based on two prism field-of-view scanning

Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLand a folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLin one zoom state to EFLin the other zoom state, wherein EFL>1.5×EFLand wherein EFL>1.5×EFL.

Multi-aperture cameras with at least one two state zoom camera

Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

Optical-path folding-element with an extended two degree of freedom rotation range

Lens systems for compact digital cameras having a pop-out state and a collapsed state, the lens systems comprising: an image sensor having a sensor diagonal SD, and a lens with N≥6 lens elements L-LN arranged along a lens optical axis (OA) starting with Lfrom an object side toward an image side, each lens element Li having a respective clear aperture diameter DA1≤i≤N, and having in the pop-out state a field of view 35 deg<FOV<50 deg, a f number (f/#), a lens thickness T, a back focal length BFL, an effective focal length EFL, and a total track length TTL<20 mm, the lens having in the collapsed state a collapsed total track length c-TTL, wherein c-TTL=T+1 mm, wherein EFL≥10 mm, wherein f/#<2, and wherein a ratio c-TTL/EFL<0.8.

Slim pop-out tele camera lenses

Position sensing units, comprising a magnetic assembly (MA) having a width W measured along a first direction and a height H measured along a second direction and including at least three magnets having respective magnetic polarizations that define along the first direction at least a left MA domain, a middle MA domain and a right MA domain, wherein the magnetic polarizations of each MA domain are different, and a magnetic flux measuring device (MFMD) for measuring a magnetic flux B, wherein the MA moves relative to the MFMD along the first direction within a stroke L that fulfils 1 mm≤L≤100 mm, stroke L beginning at a first point xand ending at a final point x, and wherein a minimum value Dof an orthogonal distance D, measured along the second direction between a particular MA domain and the MFMD, fulfills L/D>10.

Hall sensor—magnet geometry for large stroke linear position sensing

Folded digital cameras comprising a lens including a plurality of N lens elements marked Lwhere 1≤i≤N and an optical path folding element (OPFE), wherein a first lens element Lfaces an object side and a last lens element Lfaces an image side, wherein at least one of the plurality of lens elements is located at an object side of the OPFE and has an associated first optical axis, wherein at least one other of the plurality of lens elements is located at an image side of the OPFE and has an associated second optical axis, wherein the lens has an effective focal length (EFL) and a f-number (f/#), and an image sensor having a sensor diagonal (SD), wherein the EFL can be varied continuously between a minimal EFLand a maximum EFLby independent movement of lens elements and of the OPFE along the second optical lens axis, and wherein EFL/EFL

Large aperture continuous zoom folded tele cameras

The present disclosure provides a camera module for use in a portable electronic device. The camera module comprises a shiftable lens barrel comprising an objective assembly holding coaxially one or more lens elements defining an optical axis. The camera module has a retractable cover window. The lens barrel has an operative state and a collapsed state and the cover window has a corresponding extended and retracted position. The camera further comprises an actuator including a driving motor; a pop-out assembly actuatable by the actuator. The pop-out assembly includes a driving cam configured to be driven rotationally by the actuator, a carrier configured to receive the lens barrel and an image sensor configured to image a field of view of the objective assembly when the lens barrel is in the operative state.

Systems for pop-out camera

Compact folded camera modules having auto-focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS) capabilities and multi-aperture cameras including such modules. In an embodiment, a folded camera module includes an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The lens module can be actuated to move in first and second orthogonal directions in a plane perpendicular to the first optical axis, the movement in the first direction being for auto-focus and the movement in the second direction being for OIS. The OPFE can be actuated to tilt for OIS.

Auto focus and optical image stabilization in a compact folded camera

Scanning Tele cameras (STCs) based on two optical path folding element (OPFE) field-of-view scanning and mobile devices including such STCs. A STC may comprise a first OPFE (O-OPFE) for folding a first optical path OPto a second optical path OP, an O-OPFE actuator, a second OPFE (I-OPFE) for folding OPto a third optical path OP, an I-OPFE actuator, a lens, a lens actuator and an image sensor, wherein the STC has a STC native field-of-view (n-FOV), wherein the O-OPFE actuator is configured to rotate the O-OPFE around a first axis and the I-OPFE actuator rotates the I-OPFE around a second axis for scanning a scene with the n-FOV, wherein the lens actuator is configured to move the lens for focusing along a third axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis and parallel to the third axis.

Large-aperture compact scanning tele cameras

Digital cameras comprising a lens assembly comprising N lens elements L-Lstarting with Lon an object side, wherein N is ≥4, an image sensor having a sensor diagonal S, and a pop-out mechanism that controls a largest air-gap d between two consecutive lens elements within lens elements Land Lto bring the camera to an operative pop-out state and a collapsed state, wherein the lens assembly has a total track length TTL in the operative pop-out state and a collapsed total track length cTTL in the collapsed state, wherein Sis in the range of 7-20 mm and wherein cTTL/S<0.6.

Slim pop-out cameras and lenses for such cameras

The presently disclosed subject matter includes a mobile electronic comprising an integrated camera, comprising a Wide camera unit comprising a Wide lens unit, and a Telephoto camera unit comprising a telephoto lens unit, the telephoto lens unit and the wide lens unit having respectively TTL/EFL ratios smaller and larger than 1 and defining separate telephoto and wide optical paths.

Miniature telephoto lens module and a camera utilizing such a lens module

Optical image stabilization (OIS) mechanisms, comprising a moving frame including a first groove, a static frame including a second groove, an OIS actuator, and first, second and third bearings that define an OIS plane, wherein the first ball bearing is located in a rail formed by the first groove and the second groove, wherein the ball-bearings are positioned between the moving frame and the static frame and allow a first movement and a second movement of the moving frame relative to the static frame, wherein the first movement is a rotational movement performed around a rotation axis that coincides with the position of the first ball bearing and is perpendicular to the OIS plane, and wherein the second movement is a linear movement along the rail.

Slim compact lens optical image stabilization

A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to output, in a zoom-in operation between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value, a zoom video output image that includes only Wide image data or only Tele image data, depending on whether a no-switching criterion is fulfilled or not.

Dual aperture zoom camera with video support and switching / non-switching dynamic control

Folded digital cameras comprising a lens system with a lens and an image sensor, the lens having N≥6 lens elements L, an effective focal length (EFL) and a total track length (TTL), wherein each lens element has a respective focal length fand wherein a first lens element Lfaces an object side, and an optical path folding element (OPFE) for providing a folded optical path between an object and the lens. In some embodiments, the lens system has a focusing range that covers object-lens distances from infinity to a minimal object distance (MIOD), wherein MIOD/EFL is smaller than 20 or even 7. In some embodiments, the ratio of a maximal chief ray angle to a field of view of the folded camera Max CRA/FOV is smaller than 0.25 or even 0.15 when the camera is focused at infinity.

Folded macro-tele camera lens designs including six lenses of ++−+−+ or +−++−+, seven lenses of ++−++−+, or eight lenses of ++−++−++ refractive powers

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Ashdod, Israel

Ephraim Goldenberg