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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Akira Ezawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiji Osawa, Ch{overscore (u)}ou-ku, JP;
Akira Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Yousuke Kowno, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumasa Nishijima, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Takada, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-capturing element that receives light of a subject image entering within a camera body through an interchangeable photographic lens is packaged and is mounted at the camera body via a holder. A camera-side mounting surface and a holder-side mounting surface are machined in advance and formed respectively relative to the mounting surface for the photographic lens formed at the camera body and the light-receiving surface of the image-capturing element. By mounting the image-capturing apparatus with the camera-side mounting surface and the holder-side mounting surface placed in contact with each other at the camera body using screws, the light-receiving surface is aligned with the image-forming position of the photographic lens.