Patent ID: 9113094
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera apparatus comprising: an image pickup device; a lens configured to converge light from an object to the image pickup device; a circular-shaped lens cover, the lens cover being coaxially positioned about the lens; a plurality of infrared light sources arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover; and a light shielding member which is provided between the lens and the infrared light sources and which has an opening, wherein the opening extends outwardly at corner optical path portions which correspond to diagonal corners of an angle of view of the image pickup device, the opening of the light shielding member having a periphery comprising a plurality of first arcuate portions and a plurality of second portions having a shape different than a shape of the first arcuate portions, each of the second portions being provided between two of the first arcuate portions, the second portions corresponding to the corner optical path portions and including at least one non-arcuate portion.