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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Yasutoshi Katsuda, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhito Shimoda, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuo Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Kodama, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasutoshi Katsuda, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhito Shimoda, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuo Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Kodama, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup device includes a fixedly provided half mirror that separates object light that has passed through a shooting optical system into transmitted light and reflected light, and an image pickup unit that generates an image of an object by receiving the transmitted light. The half mirror includes an optically transmissive film that is optically isotropic.