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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Koichi Shimada, Yokoze-machi, JP;
Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Saitama-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element for photoelectrically converting an optical image formed on an image pickup surface and outputting a picked-up image signal, a parallel-plane plate for shifting an incident position of incident light on the image pickup surface, a plurality of recess portions which function as a plurality of restricting portions for controlling an inclination position of the parallel-plane plate by respectively coming into abutment with permanent magnets secured to the opposite ends of the parallel-plane plate and restricting the positions of the opposite ends in the direction of an optical axis, and a plurality of electromagnets for driving the parallel-plane plate to bring the parallel-plane plate into abutment with the plurality of recess portions, wherein the energization and deenergization of each of the electromagnets are controlled so that the parallel-plane plate is controlled to move among a plurality of inclination positions.