Patent ID: 7148916
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A stereoscopic photographing lens unit for enabling a reproduction on a display of information needed to properly display and view a stereoscopic image produced by said lens unit that is attached to a camera main unit having a recording medium on which picture signals representing an image formed by the stereoscopic photographing lens unit are recorded, the stereoscopic photographing lens unit having a first photographing optical axis and a second photographing optical axis and comprising: control means for controlling a photographing optical system including said stereoscopic photographing lens unit; and means for providing the information to the recording medium that is to be reproduced on the display and that is needed to properly display and view the stereoscopic image produced by said stereoscopic photographing lens unit by transmitting the information of the photographing optical system that is needed to properly display and view the stereoscopic image produced by said stereoscopic photographing lens unit to the recording medium in the camera main unit for recordation on the recording medium together with the picture signals in such a manner so as to permit reading out and display of the information with the picture signals from the recording medium during reproduction of the picture signals, wherein the information transmitted to the recording medium by said providing means comprises at least one of: