Patent ID: 7126756
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup device in which an object of wide range is divided into a plurality of divided object portions to be separately picked up by a plurality of image pickup means and images of the divided object portions are processed into one combined video image by processing means to which information on video images supplied from said respective image pickup means is input characterized in that: said image pickup means comprises a lens and an image pickup element which detects rays of light passed through said lens, and when from among principal rays passing through the center of an aperture stop of said lens in said image pickup means the principal rays positioned in Gauss area are selected and a point where linear components of said selected principal rays in an object side space are extended to intersect an optical axis is defined as an NP point, in said respective image pickup means, said NP point is set behind said image pickup element and respective NP points of said plurality of image pickup means are made to congregate within a predetermined radius area in which one NP point is centered, wherein said image pickup means comprises a concave mirror, a concave lens, an aperture stop and said image pickup element to be disposed as the light from the outside is reflected on said concave mirror to enter said concave lens.