Corephotonics Ltd.

Digital Optics Corporation

Corephontonics Ltd.

Optrocom Systems Ltd.

Michael Dror

Ephraim Goldenberg

Gal Shabtay

Itay Yedid

Gil Bachar

Roy Rudnick

Gal Avivi

Itay Jerby

Nadav Goulinski

Emil Bronstein

Michael Scherer

Ziv Shemesh

Noy Cohen

Yiftah Kowal

Kobi Goldstein

Tal Korman

Itay Manor

Kai Engelhardt

Pavel Reshidko

Samuel Weiner

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

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

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

An optical lens assembly includes five lens elements and provides a TTL/EFL<1.0. In an embodiment, the focal length of the first lens element f1<TTL/2, an air gap between first and second lens elements is smaller than half the second lens element thickness, an air gap between the third and fourth lens elements is greater than TTL/5 and an air gap between the fourth and fifth lens elements is smaller than about 1.5 times the fifth lens element thickness. All lens elements may be aspheric.

Miniature telephoto lens assembly

Folded Tele cameras, comprising: an optical path folding element (OPFE) for a folding a first optical path OPto second optical path OP, a lens including N lens elements, the lens being divided into four lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis and marked, in order from an object side of the lens to an image side of the lens, G, G, Gand G, and an image sensor, wherein the lens elements of a lens group do not move with respect to each other, wherein Gand Gdo not move with respect to each other, wherein Gand Gdo not move with respect to each other, wherein the Tele camera is configured to change a zoom factor (ZF) continuously between a minimum zoom factor marked ZFcorresponding to a minimal effective focal length marked EFLand a maximum zoom factor marked ZFcorresponding to a maximal effective focal length marked EFLby moving Gand Gtogether relative to the image sensor and by moving Gand Gtogether relative to the image sensor.

Folded cameras with continuously adaptive zoom factor

Digital cameras, optical lens modules for such digital cameras and methods for assembling lens elements in such lens modules. In various embodiments, the digital cameras comprise an optical lens module including N≥3 lens elements L, each lens element comprising a respective front surface Sand a respective rear surface S. In various embodiments the first lens element toward the object side, Land its respective front surfaces Shave optical and/or mechanical properties, such as a clear aperture, a clear height and a mechanical height that are larger than respective properties of following lens elements and surfaces. This is done to achieve a camera with large aperture stop, given a lens and/or camera height.

Folded camera lens designs

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 G, a second lens element group Gand a third lens element group G, 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

Cameras with OIS capable of performing multi zoom super macro photography and handheld electronic devices comprising such cameras. A camera may include a lens comprising N lens elements L-Ldivided into two or more lens groups arranged along a lens optical axis starting with Lon an object side and ending with Lon an image side, adjacent lens groups separated by a respective air-gap dalong the lens optical axis; an image sensor with a sensor diagonal Sbetween 7 and 20 mm separated from lens element Lby an air-gap dalong the lens optical axis; and an actuator for controlling air-gaps dand dto switch the camera between M≥1 operative pop-out states and a collapsed state and to focus the camera on an object at an object-lens distance of less than 30 cm.

Pop-out zoom camera

Lens assemblies comprising from an object side to an image side, seven lens elements numbered L-L; an optical window; and an image sensor having a sensor diagonal length (SDL), wherein an exemplary lens assembly has a total track length TTL that includes the optical window an effective focal length EFL and a field of view (FOV), wherein TTL/EFL<1.100, wherein TTL/SDL<0.64, wherein FOV<90 degrees, wherein a normalized thickness standard deviation constant T_STD of at least four of the seven lens elements complies with T_STD<0.035, and wherein a focal length fof lens element Lfulfills f/EFL<0.95.

Low total track length lens assembly including seven lenses of +−+−++− refractive powers for large sensor format

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 EFLone zoom state to EFLin the other zoom state, wherein EFL>1.5×EFLand wherein EFL>1.5×EFL.

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