Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.

Jung-pa Seo

Jang-hoon Yoo

Byung-kwon Kang

Yong-wook Kim

Tae-youn Lee

Ho-keun Kwak

Yong-jae Lee

Min Heu

Sung-cheol Bae

Jin-seon Seo

Liefeng Zhao

Hwan-seon Lee

Hyun-Jea Kim

Provided are an optical lens assembly and a method of forming an image. The optical lens assembly includes: a first lens having a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a convex object-side surface; at least one lens at an image side of the second lens; a first stop being a variable stop at an object side of the first lens; and a second stop at an image side of the first lens, wherein the second stop determines a minimum F number, and the first stop is variable to determine an F number greater than the minimum F number.

Optical lens assembly and method of forming image using the same

An optical system may include: a first lens having positive refractive power facing an object, the first lens having a first convex face facing the object; a second lens having positive refractive power, the second lens having a second convex face facing the object; a third lens having negative refractive power, the third lens having a third concave face facing an image sensor; a fourth lens adjacent to the third lens; a fifth lens adjacent to the fourth lens, the fifth lens having a fourth face facing the object, the fourth face being convex where the fifth lens intersects the optical axis; and a sixth lens adjacent to the fifth lens. The characteristics of the optical system satisfy equation, 0.4&#x3c;f/f&#x3c;1/6 (Here, 'f' represents a focal distance of the optical system, and 'f' represents the focal distance of the second lens).

Short focus lens optical system and imaging device including the same

An imaging lens system is provided. The imaging lens system includes a first lens that includes a convex object side surface and has a positive refractive power; a second lens that includes a concave image plane side surface and has a negative refractive power; a third lens that has a positive or negative refractive power; a fourth lens that includes a convex image plane side surface and has a positive or negative refractive power; a fifth lens that includes a convex image plane side surface and has a negative refractive power; and a sixth lens that has a negative refractive power, wherein the first through sixth lenses are arranged in order from an object side to an image plane side.

Imaging lens system and electronic apparatus employing the same

An imaging lens system includes a first lens that includes a convex object-side surface and has a positive refractive power; a second lens that includes a concave image plane-side surface and has a negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens that includes two spherical surfaces and has a negative refractive power; a fifth lens that includes a convex image plane-side surface and has a positive refractive power; and a sixth lens that has a negative refractive power, wherein the first through sixth lenses are arranged in order from an object side to an image plane side.

A method for generating video data and an image photographing device implementing the same are provided. The method includes acquiring annular panoramic video data by performing panoramic video photographing, selecting an extraction area from each frame of the annular panoramic video data, and generating video data by combining the extraction area selected from each frame.

Method for generating video data and image photographing device thereof

A zoom lens system and an image pickup apparatus including the same are provided. The zoom lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, which are arranged in an order from an object side. When zooming is performed from a wide angle position to a telephoto position, the first lens group, the third lens group and the fifth lens group remain fixed and the second lens group and the fourth lens group move.

Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus

A dual lens optical system (OS) includes a photographing device, a first OS having a first reflection member and redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a first direction toward the photographing device, and a second OS having a second reflection member, redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a second direction toward the photographing device, and sharing at least one of optical elements of the first OS. The first and second OSs selectively redirect the image light from the first or second direction toward the photographing device. The photographing surface has a first region where the light representing the image of the object input through the first OS is formed, and a second region where light representing the image of the object input through the second OS is formed, have different sizes and are overlapped.

Compact lens optical system and digital camera module including the same

A lens system and a photographing apparatus including the lens system are provided, the lens system including a first sub lens system that includes a plurality of lens groups, and a second sub lens system that includes a replacement lens group that replaces or is replaced by some of the plurality of lens groups.

Lens system and photographing apparatus having the same

A dual lens optical system includes a first optical system and a second optical system selectively redirecting at least one of two lights of representing images of object from two incident lenses into a first optical axis of light 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.

Dual lens optical system and dual lens camera having the same

A dual lens optical system including a first optical system and a second optical system includes at least one reflection member to selectively redirect object lights in first and second directions toward a photographing device. The first optical system includes, in order from an object to the photographing device along the optical axis, a first lens group comprising a first reflection member, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power. The second optical system shares at least one optical element with the first optical system.

Dual lens optical system and digital camera module including the same

A dual lens optical system includes a first optical system redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object by 90&#xb0; 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&#xb0; 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.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Jung-pa Seo