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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2000
Koji Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Hirono, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus that includes a body on which an optical system is mounted for facing a subject for an image, a signal generator is rotatably provided for generating an image pickup signal in response to an image of the subject obtained through the optical system, and a rotary driver is mounted for rotating the signal generator in relation to the body on an axis of rotation that is substantially coincident with an optical axis of the optical system. An image pickup signal processor for producing a video signal that represents the subject according to the image pickup signal from the signal generator and a posture detector for detecting a posture of the image generator in relation to the subject.