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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Masahito Ohashi, Hachioji, JP;
Masahito Ohashi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to a stereo imager that is reduced in the number of members, favorable in view of cost and less susceptible to variations from optical system to optical system. The stereo imager comprises a single image pickup deviceand a stereo imaging optical system including bending memberL,R,L andR for bending parallactic light beams from a subject and adapted to form on the single image pickup deviceat least two parallactic images having mutual parallaxes. The stereo imaging optical system comprises at least one optical memberlocated in front of the single image pickup deviceand adapted to receive light beams forming at least two parallactic images and have the same optical action or function with respect to each light beam.