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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuji Higuchi, Akiruno, JP;
Kenichi Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/04 ; H04N 5/225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/04 ; H04N 5/225 ;
Abstract
An electronic image pickup apparatus comprises a shutter having a shielding member which can be inserted into or removed from an optical path of an optical system for forming an image of an object on a light receiving surface of an image pickup element, an inserting/removing mechanism for inserting or removing the shielding member into or from the optical path, a driver for driving the inserting/removing mechanism, and a manipulator for operating the inserting/removing mechanism by a driving system other than the driver.