Patent ID: 7613389
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An image taking apparatus comprising: an image taking lens having a plurality of lenses; and a solid-state image sensor, wherein the image taking lens comprises a most image side lens positioned on the most image side whose effective diameter is larger than the effective diameter of any other lens of the image taking lens; wherein the image taking apparatus is structured to conduct focusing by moving all lenses of the image taking lens including the most image side lens in the optical axis direction as a focusing lens; and wherein at least one part of an actuator for driving the focusing lens moving at the time of focusing is arranged in the space generated on the periphery of a minimum lens, whose effective diameter is minimum of the image taking lens, by the difference of the outer diameter of the minimum lens and the outer diameter of the most image side lens.