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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Myung-won Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong-eui Shin, Anyang-si, KR;
Seung-han Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-oh Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); G03B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); G03B 17/18 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); G03B 2206/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital photographing apparatus having low power consumption includes a lens unit, an encoder sensor configured to detect a rotational state of the lens unit, a power supply controller configured to control power supply such that an operation of turning on the encoder sensor to generate a detection signal and an operation of turning off the encoder sensor are repeatedly performed, and a determiner configured to determine the rotational state of the lens unit from the detection signal.