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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahito Goto, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyoshi Tsuji, Musashino, JP;
Akira Hasegawa, Mitaka, JP;
Mitsunobu Ono, Suginami, JP;
Akibumi Ishikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348 65 ; 348 68 ; 348 73 ;
Abstract
The arrangement of a converging light device array wherein each converging light device increasing a quantity of incident light entering every one or more photoelectric conversion pixel is arranged in front of a photoelectric conversion surface of a solid state imaging device photoelectrically converting an optical image based on an objective optical system substantially ensures that an aperture area of the photoelectric conversion pixel enlarges and the sensitivity improves.