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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Shuichi Terada, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Hosomi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoichi Kato, Saitama, JP;
Kota Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichi Terada, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Hosomi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoichi Kato, Saitama, JP;
Kota Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes a catoptric element that causes incoming light traveling from an object in a direction of a first optical axis to be refracted in a direction of a second optical axis, a motor that drives an optical member provided on the second optical axis, and a stereo microphone including a left-channel microphone and a right-channel microphone that are provided on a side of the optical apparatus opposite the motor with respect to the second optical axis when seen from an object side and arranged in a direction substantially parallel to the second optical axis.