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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Masahito Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masahito Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a communication unit, an automatic adjustment mechanism and a camera controller. The communication unit receives lens-side information from a lens apparatus. The automatic adjustment mechanism adjusts a position of the imaging element. The camera controller controls the position of the imaging element, which is adjusted by the automatic adjustment mechanism according to a spherical aberration variation, based on the lens-side information.