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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiao Liao, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bin Xu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aurelien R Hubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhuzhen Ji, Milpitas, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A camera, consisting of a housing and an image sensor contained in the housing. The camera also has objective optics, which are coupled to the housing and which have an optical axis and which are configured to form an image on the image sensor. There is a mount, fixed within the housing, that has a frame, which holds the image sensor and is configured to rotate about the optical axis. The mount also has an actuator, which is configured to drive the frame to rotate about the axis. A controller is coupled to receive a signal indicative of a rotation of the housing about the optical axis and to drive the actuator to apply an opposing rotation to the frame.