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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Yoshinori Tanida, Osaka, JP;
Fujio Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Katsuitsu Nishida, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera apparatus () includes: a first housing () including a lens section (); a second housing () including an image pickup section (); and a connecting section () which connects the first and second housings () and (). During image pickup, a focal length is specified by a contact between a bottom surface of a lens holder () which is exposed in the first housing () and a top surface of a transparent cover section () which is exposed in the second housing (). This allows a realization of a camera apparatus in which a focal length is specified with high accuracy.