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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1994
Tsunefumi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Sadahiko Tsuji, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Shinbori, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Ogura, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Sekita, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Takeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masashi Hori, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Yamazaki, Matsudo, JP;
Yoshihiro Honma, Asaka, JP;
Masato Kosugi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshikazu Yanai, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed an image taking apparatus comprising a first optical unit for forming an image, a second optical unit positioned on the optical axis of the first optical unit, a third optical unit positioned behind the second optical unit and having plural lens units for re-focusing parts of the image of the first optical unit, converters for converting the plural images, formed by the third optical unit, into electrical signals, and a processor for processing the electrical signals from the converters in order to obtain an image of a high definition.