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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Jae-joon Moon, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Jae-Joon Moon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/28 (2006.01); G03B 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pick-up apparatus capable of directing an increase amount of light toward an auto focus module and of performing a fast auto focusing is disclosed. The image pick-up apparatus includes a photographing lens to focus light received from a subject, a main mirror to pass a portion of the light passing through the photographing lens and reflect remaining light, an auto focus module to detect a focus state of the photographing lens and a sub-mirror operable independently from the main mirror to guide the light passing through the photographing lens toward the auto focus module.