Patent ID: 7480457
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus, comprising: a movable unit that has an imaging device, and that is movable in a first direction, said first direction being perpendicular to an optical axis of a photographing optical system of said photographing apparatus; a fixed unit that slidably supports said movable unit for movement in said first direction; and a control apparatus that controls movement of said movable unit to two or more movement-positions in a movement range of said movable unit, and that obtains a wide-angle image signal which is a combination of two or more image signals being imaged at said two or more movement-positions of said movable unit, wherein a movement range of an imaging field of said imaging device of said movable unit is within an image circle which is equal to an imaging range of light passing through said photographing optical system.