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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Susumu Sato, Yotsukaido, JP;
Susumu Sato, Yotsukaido, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Providing an imaging apparatus capable of efficiently using effective pixels of a solid-state imaging device, and securing excellent peripheral light quantity of an image even upon vibration reduction. The imaging apparatus comprising: a high zoom ratio zoom lensincluding, in order from the object, a first positive group, a second negative group, a third group, a fourth group, and a fifth group, upon zooming the first through fourth groups are moved along an optical axis; an imaging device capturing an image formed by the lens; a detector detecting variation in an image position; a driver moving the imaging device substantially perpendicularly to the optical axis; a controller controlling the driver for correcting variation in the image position; and a shield with an aperture for limiting bundle of rays incident on the periphery of the most object side lens in the lens; and given condition is satisfied.