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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Masashi Hankawa, Hachioji, JP;
Toru Miyajima, Hachioji, JP;
Kouki Hozumi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Imaging Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic imaging apparatus includes a zoom optical system having, in order from the object side, a first lens unit with positive power, a second lens unit with negative power, and an aperture stop, in which the first lens unit is composed of a single positive power unit and the second lens unit has a single negative lens element located at the most object-side position, both surfaces of which are concave, and a positive lens component located at the most image-side position; an electronic image sensor located on the image side of the zoom optical system; and an image processing section electrically processing image data obtained by the electronic image sensor to change the form thereof.