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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Kazuaki Murayama, Hachioji, JP;
Hisashi Goto, Suginami-ku, JP;
Kengo Enomoto, Tachikawa, JP;
Kazuya Yamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuaki Murayama, Hachioji, JP;
Hisashi Goto, Suginami-ku, JP;
Kengo Enomoto, Tachikawa, JP;
Kazuya Yamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus has a synchronizing signal generator to which a trigger signal is input and that outputs a first synchronizing signal and a second synchronizing signal based on the trigger signal, an image pickup unit that has an image pickup surface, performs a first image picking-up based on the first synchronizing signal, and performs a second image picking-up based on the second synchronizing signal, and an image pickup element tilting unit that changes the angle of the image pickup surface relative to the optical axis during a period after the first image picking-up and before the second image picking-up.