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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kawamura, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G02B 7/36 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 3/08 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0271 (2013.01); G02B 3/0043 (2013.01); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); G02B 3/08 (2013.01); G02B 7/36 (2013.01); G03B 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus which captures an image used for obtaining depth data indicating a depth of a captured scene and restored image data with a reduced optical blur, includes: an optical device which causes an optical blur having a rotationally asymmetric shape; an actuator which rotates a part or a whole of the optical device; and an imaging unit configured to capture the image each time the optical device is rotated, to generate a plurality of captured image data items.