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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
Junji Kajihara, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Isao Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus having a simple configuration and being capable of performing switching between an image pickup mode based on a light field photography technique and a normal high-resolution image pickup mode is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup lens, a microlens array sectionwhere light passing through the image pickup lensenters, and an image pickup devicesensing light emitted from the microlens array section, and the focal length of each of microlenses constituting the microlens array sectionis variable in response to an applied voltage.
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