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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Applicants:
Akihiro Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Koshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Koshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To present a digital camera capable of operating a piezoelectric element without particularly preparing any boosting circuit inside the digital camera. In a digital camera for acquiring image data by taking a subject image, an imaging device for taking the subject image, and a piezoelectric element for displacing the imaging device are provided, and a main capacitor for stroboscope emission is used as the power supply source for the piezoelectric element.