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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Precision Inc., Narashino-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEIKO PRECISION INC., Narashino-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 9/36 (2006.01); H04N 5/238 (2006.01); H04N 5/376 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2013.01); G03B 9/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/238 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/3765 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device includes: an image pickup element; a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening exposing the image pickup element; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter movable between a closed position to close the opening and an opened position to open the opening; and a leading shutter actuator and a trailing shutter actuator respectively driving the leading shutter and the trailing shutter, a drive control portion that drives the leading shutter actuator and the trailing shutter actuator; and a control portion that controls the image pickup element.