Patent Publication Number: US-10310230-B2

Title: Photographing lens system, image capturing unit and electronic device

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Taiwan Application 106116743, filed May 19, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a photographing lens system, an image capturing unit and an electronic device, more particularly to a photographing lens system and an image capturing unit applicable to an electronic device. 
     Description of Related Art 
     In recent years, with the popularity of electronic devices having camera functionalities, the demand of miniaturized optical systems has been increasing. As the advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies have reduced the pixel size of sensors, and compact optical systems have gradually evolved toward the field of higher megapixels, there is an increasing demand for compact optical systems featuring better image quality. 
     In order to provide better user experience, the electronic device equipped with one or more optical systems has become the mainstream product in the market. For various applications, the optical systems are developed with various optical characteristics, and have been widely applied to different kinds of smart electronic devices, such as vehicle devices, image recognition systems, entertainment devices, sport devices and intelligent home assistance systems, for various requirements. 
     However, lens elements used in a conventional optical system are usually made of glass and have spherical lens surfaces, such that it is difficult to reduce the size of the conventional optical system. Furthermore, due to difficulty of reducing the size of the conventional optical system, an electronic device equipped with the conventional optical system would be large as well. Therefore, it is unfavorable for utilization on a compact portable electronic device. Furthermore, the camera angle of the conventional optical system is not suitable to capture long shot images with high resolution, so that the conventional optical system is already incapable of meeting the requirements of the current technology trends. Accordingly, there is a need to develop an optical system meeting the requirements of telephoto, compact size and high image quality simultaneously. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a photographing lens system includes five lens elements. The five lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. When a refractive power of the first lens element is P1, a refractive power of the second lens element is P2, a refractive power of the third lens element is P3, a refractive power of the fourth lens element is P4, a refractive power of the fifth lens element is P5, an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T23, an axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T34, an axial distance between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is T45, a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
(| P 3|+| P 4|+| P 5|)/(| P 1|+| P 2|)&lt;0.60;
 
3.50&lt;| P 1|+| P 2|&lt;8.50;
 
0.20&lt;( T 34/ T 45)+( T 45/ CT 4)&lt;1.50; and
 
0.10&lt;( CT 2+ T 34)/ T 23&lt;9.0.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a photographing lens system includes five lens elements. The five lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of the five lens elements has at least one inflection point. When a refractive power of the first lens element is P1, a refractive power of the second lens element is P2, a refractive power of the third lens element is P3, a refractive power of the fourth lens element is P4, a refractive power of the fifth lens element is P5, a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
(| P 3|+| P 4|+| P 5|)/(| P 1|+| P 2|)&lt;0.80;
 
3.50&lt;| P 1|+| P 2|&lt;8.50; and
 
0.03&lt; CT 2/ CT 4&lt;0.58.
 
     According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing unit includes the aforementioned photographing lens system, a prism, a driving device and an image sensor. Both the prism and the driving device are disposed on the photographing lens system, and the image sensor is disposed on an image surface of the photographing lens system. 
     According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes the aforementioned image capturing unit. 
     According to yet still another aspect of the present disclosure, a photographing lens system includes five lens elements. The five lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. At least one of the five lens elements has at least one inflection point. When a refractive power of the first lens element is P1, a refractive power of the second lens element is P2, a refractive power of the third lens element is P3, a refractive power of the fourth lens element is P4, a refractive power of the fifth lens element is P5, a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, and a central thickness of the fifth lens element is CT5, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
(| P 3|+| P 4|+| P 5|)/(| P 1|+| P 2|)&lt;0.60; and
 
1.80&lt;( CT 3+ CT 4)/( CT 2+ CT 5)&lt;7.0.
 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiments, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment; 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment; 
         FIG. 11  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment; 
         FIG. 13  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment; 
         FIG. 15  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment; 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 18  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment; 
         FIG. 19  is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 20  is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 21  is another perspective view of the electronic device in  FIG. 20 ; 
         FIG. 22  is a block diagram of the electronic device in  FIG. 20 ; 
         FIG. 23  shows a schematic view of Y11, Y52, and Yc52 with both a critical point and an inflection point on the fifth lens element, according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 24  is a schematic view of the photographing lens system including a reflector according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 25  is a schematic view of the photographing lens system including the reflector according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 26  is a schematic view of an electronic device including the reflector and the image capturing unit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     A photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. 
     There can be an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the five lens elements of the photographing lens system; that is, each of the first through the fifth lens elements can be a single and non-cemented lens element. The manufacturing process of the cemented lenses is more complex than the non-cemented lenses, particularly when an image-side surface of one lens element and an object-side surface of the following lens element need to have accurate curvatures to ensure both lenses being highly cemented. However, during the cementing process, those two lens elements might not be highly cemented due to displacement and it is thereby not favorable for the image quality. Therefore, having an air gap in a paraxial region between each of the five adjacent lens elements in the present disclosure is favorable for properly arranging the spacing of the lens elements so that the photographing lens system is more flexible to design, and thus it is favorable for correcting aberrations. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for providing sufficient light convergence capability so as to obtain a telephoto configuration; furthermore, it is favorable for reducing a total track length of the photographing lens system so as to prevent assembling problems. 
     The second lens element can have negative refractive power; therefore, it is favorable for correcting aberrations generated by the first lens element and for correcting chromatic aberration so as to prevent image overlap due to light rays with different wavelengths focusing on different positions. The second lens element can have an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for reducing the angle of incidence so as to prevent total reflection, thereby eliminating stray light. 
     The third lens element can have positive refractive power; therefore, it is favorable for distributing the light convergence capability with the first lens element so as to correct aberrations, thereby improving image quality. The third lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; therefore, a shape of the object-side surface of the third lens element is favorable for enhancing the capability to correct aberrations so as to further improve image quality. The third lens element can have an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for controlling the light path so as to prevent the outer diameter of the fourth lens element from overly large, thereby keeping the photographing lens system compact. 
     The fourth lens element can have positive refractive power; therefore, it is favorable for moving the principal point of the photographing lens system towards the image side so as to provide a sufficient back focal length, and thus the configuration of the photographing lens system is more flexible to design. The fourth lens element can have an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for reducing the incident angle of light projecting onto the image surface so as to prevent vignetting at the periphery of the image. The fourth lens element can have an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for controlling the back focal length in coordination with the fifth lens element so as to keep the photographing lens system as well as an electronic device equipped with the photographing lens system compact. 
     The fifth lens element can have an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing the back focal length so as to achieve compactness. 
     According to the present disclosure, among the five lens elements, there can be at least one lens element having at least one inflection point. In detail, among the first through the fifth lens elements, there can be one or more lens elements with each having at least one inflection point. When a single lens element has at least one inflection point, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of this lens element has at least one inflection point. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting off-axis aberrations, such as coma and astigmatism, as well as reducing distortion, thereby preventing vignetting at the periphery of the image.  FIG. 23  shows a schematic view of an inflection point on the fifth lens element according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point P. 
     When a refractive power of the first lens element is P1, a refractive power of the second lens element is P2, a refractive power of the third lens element is P3, a refractive power of the fourth lens element is P4, and a refractive power of the fifth lens element is P5, the following condition is satisfied: (|P3|+|P4|+|P5|)/(|P1|+|P2|)&lt;0.80. Therefore, it is favorable for strengthening the refractive power of the first lens element and the second lens element so as to obtain a telephoto configuration; furthermore, it is favorable for a proper refractive power distribution of the photographing lens system so that the third through the fifth lens elements are configured as three correction lenses for correcting aberrations, thereby improving image quality. Preferably, the following condition can be satisfied: (|P3|+|P4|+|P5|)/(|P1|+|P2|)&lt;0.70. More preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: (|P3|+|P4|+|P5|)/(|P1|+|P2|)&lt;0.60. According to the present disclosure, a refractive power of a lens element is a ratio of a focal length of the photographing lens system to a focal length of this lens element. 
     When the refractive power of the first lens element is P1, and the refractive power of the second lens element is P2, the following condition can be satisfied: 3.50&lt;|P1|+|P2|&lt;8.50. Therefore, it is favorable for the first lens element and the second lens element having sufficient capability to control the light path so as to be able to capture long shot images with high resolution. Preferably, the following condition can be satisfied: 4.0&lt;|P1|+|P2|&lt;7.50. More preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: 5.0&lt;|P1|+|P2|&lt;7.0. 
     When an axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T34, an axial distance between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is T45, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.20&lt;(T34/T45)+(T45/CT4)&lt;1.50. Therefore, it is favorable for properly arranging the thickness of fourth lens element and the axial distance between two adjacent lens elements so that the space in the photographing lens system is well utilized. Preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.20&lt;(T34/T45)+(T45/CT4)&lt;0.85. 
     When a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T23, and the axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T34, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.10&lt;(CT2+T34)/T23&lt;9.0. Therefore, the arrangement of the lens elements is proper for providing a sufficient axial distance for lens assembling between the second lens element and the third lens element so as to prevent interference between adjacent lens elements during assembling process, thereby achieving better space utilization. Preferably, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.15&lt;(CT2+T34)/T23&lt;5.0. More preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.20&lt;(CT2+T34)/T23&lt;2.0. When the central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, and the central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.03&lt;CT2/CT4&lt;0.58. Therefore, it is favorable for the fourth lens element having sufficient central thickness for controlling the light path so as to improve image quality. 
     When the central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, the central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, and a central thickness of the fifth lens element is CT5, the following condition can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;(CT3+CT4)/(CT2+CT5)&lt;8.0. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the capability in correcting aberrations of each lens element and increasing the stability of the photographing lens system. Preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.80&lt;(CT3+CT4)/(CT2+CT5)&lt;7.0. 
     When a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the third lens element is R5, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element is R6, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.10&lt;R5/R6&lt;1.50. Therefore, it is favorable for light rays on the tangential plane and the sagittal plane converging so as to correct astigmatism. 
     When a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R7, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is R8, the following condition can be satisfied: −0.45&lt;(R7−R8)/(R7+R8)&lt;1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting aberrations by controlling the curvatures and the refractive power of the fourth lens element in accordance with the design and the application of compact devices. 
     When an Abbe number of the third lens element is V3, and an Abbe number of the fifth lens element is V5, the following condition can be satisfied: 20.0&lt;V3+V5&lt;78.0. Therefore, it is favorable for aberration corrections and light rays with different wavelengths converging onto the image surface. Preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied: 25.0&lt;V3+V5&lt;65.0. 
     The photographing lens system further includes an aperture stop, and the aperture stop can be disposed between an imaged object and the object-side surface of the second lens element. When an axial distance between the aperture stop and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is SD, and an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is TD, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.75&lt;SD/TD&lt;1.20. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the field of view and the total track length by controlling the position of the aperture stop; moreover, it is favorable for obtaining a proper imaging range and reducing the incident angle of light projected onto the image surface so as to prevent vignetting, and thus the photographing lens system is applicable to long shot and is able to be maintained in a compact size. 
     When an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T12, and the central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following condition can be satisfied: 0&lt;T12/CT4&lt;0.50. Therefore, it is favorable for properly arranging the axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element so as to reduce the total track length of the photographing lens system; moreover, it is favorable for providing the fourth lens element with sufficient thickness so as to improve the structural strength of the photographing lens system and the manufacturing yield rate. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, and a maximum image height of the photographing lens system is ImgH (half of a diagonal length of an effective photosensitive area of an image sensor), the following condition can be satisfied: 2.50&lt;TL/ImgH&lt;4.50. Therefore, when taking long shot, it is favorable for obtaining a proper total track length and sufficient image size so as to enhance the image brightness, thereby improving image quality. 
     When a composite focal length of the first lens element and the second lens element is f12, and a composite focal length of the third lens element, the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is f345, the following condition can be satisfied: 0&lt;f345/f12&lt;1.80. Therefore, the refractive power distribution at the object side and the image side is favorable for better balance of aberrations and a shorter total track length in a telephoto configuration. 
     When the focal length of the photographing lens system is f, and a focal length of the first lens element is f1, the following condition can be satisfied: 1.80&lt;f/f1&lt;3.50. Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the focusing capability of light rays on the object side so as to obtain the telephoto configuration. 
     When the focal length of the photographing lens system is f, and the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.50&lt;TL/f&lt;1.15. Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the resolution of the long shot images as well as reducing the total track length of the photographing lens system. 
     When a vertical distance between a critical point on the image-side surface of the fifth lens element and an optical axis is Yc52, and the central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.20&lt;Yc52/CT2&lt;7.50. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting off-axis aberrations and providing a proper incident angle of light projected from the off-axis region; moreover, it is favorable for correcting Petzval field curvature.  FIG. 23  shows a schematic view of Yc52 according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one critical point C. 
     According to the present disclosure, among the five lens elements, there can be at least three lens elements with each having an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the lens elements can be made of materials with high dispersion (low Abbe number) so as to obtain a large density difference between the lens elements and the air; thus, the incident light is properly refracted within a shorter distance so that it is favorable for reducing the size of the photographing lens system as well as achieving higher image quality. Preferably, among the five lens elements, there can be at least four lens elements with each having an Abbe number less than 45.0. 
     When half of a maximum field of view of the photographing lens system is HFOV, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.15&lt;tan(HFOV)&lt;0.35. Therefore, it is favorable for providing a proper field of view so that the photographing lens system is widely applicable to different applications. 
     When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the first lens element is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is Y52, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.50&lt;Y52/Y11&lt;1.10. Therefore, it is favorable for controlling the lens diameters so as to reduce a lateral thickness of the photographing lens system, thereby being applicable to a wide range of applications.  FIG. 23  shows a schematic view of Y11 and Y52 according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When the axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T12, and the axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T23, the following condition can be satisfied: T12/T23&lt;0.70. Therefore, it is favorable for the arrangement of the axial distances between each adjacent lens element on the object side so that the first lens element and the second lens element are able to be configured to work as two correction lenses for each other in correcting aberrations, thereby improving image quality. 
     When the axial distance between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element is T45, and an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fifth lens element and the image surface is BL, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.10&lt;T45/BL&lt;1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for providing sufficient back focal length for accommodating additional elements so that the photographing lens system is able to be designed for various requirements. 
     When the axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T23, and the axial distance between the third lens element and the fourth lens element is T34, the following condition can be satisfied: T34/T23&lt;1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for properly arranging the axial distances between each adjacent lens element so as to reduce the sensitivity of the photographing lens system and prevent assembling problems. Preferably, the following condition can be satisfied: T34/T23&lt;0.30. 
     According to the present disclosure, the photographing lens system can include at least one reflector so that it is favorable for changing the direction of light so as to obtain higher lens design flexibility.  FIG. 24  shows a schematic view of the photographing lens system including a reflector according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the reflector is a prism R1 which is disposed between the imaged object (not shown in the drawings) and the five lens elements of the photographing lens system (its reference numerals is omitted), but the disclosure is not limited thereto.  FIG. 25  shows a schematic view of the photographing lens system including the reflector according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the reflector is a reflective mirror R2.  FIG. 26  shows a schematic view of an electronic device including the reflector and the image capturing unit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the reflector (prism R1) is favorable for changing the direction of incident light, so that the thickness of the electronic device is not restricted by the total track length of the photographing lens system. 
     According to the present disclosure, the lens elements thereof can be made of glass or plastic material. When the lens elements are made of glass material, the distribution of the refractive power of the lens system may be more flexible to design. When the lens elements are made of plastic material, the manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, surfaces of each lens element can be arranged to be aspheric, since the aspheric surface of the lens element is easy to form a shape other than spherical surface so as to have more controllable variables for eliminating the aberration thereof, and to further decrease the required number of the lens elements. Therefore, the total track length of the lens system can also be reduced. 
     According to the present disclosure, each of an object-side surface and an image-side surface has a paraxial region and an off-axis region. The paraxial region refers to the region of the surface where light rays travel close to the optical axis, and the off-axis region refers to the region of the surface away from the paraxial region. Particularly, when the lens element has a convex surface, it indicates that the surface is convex in the paraxial region thereof; when the lens element has a concave surface, it indicates that the surface is concave in the paraxial region thereof. Moreover, when a region of refractive power or focus of a lens element is not defined, it indicates that the region of refractive power or focus of the lens element is in the paraxial region thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, an inflection point is a point on the lens surface at which the surface changes from concave to convex, or vice versa. A critical point is a non-axial point of the lens surface where its tangent is perpendicular to the optical axis. 
     According to the present disclosure, an image surface of the photographing lens system, based on the corresponding image sensor, can be flat or curved, especially a curved surface being concave facing towards the object side of the photographing lens system. 
     According to the present disclosure, an image correction unit, such as a field flattener, can be optionally disposed between the image surface and the lens element closest thereto, for correction of aberrations such as field curvature. The optical properties of the image correction unit, such as curvature, thickness, index of refraction, position and surface shape (convex or concave surface with spherical, aspheric, diffraction or Fresnel types), can be adjusted according to the demand of an image capturing unit. In general, a preferable image correction unit is, for example, a thin transparent element having a concave object-side surface and a planar image-side surface, and the thin transparent element is disposed near the image surface. 
     According to the present disclosure, the photographing lens system can include at least one stop, such as an aperture stop, a glare stop or a field stop. Said glare stop or said field stop is set for eliminating the stray light and thereby improving the image quality thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, an aperture stop can be configured as a front stop or a middle stop. A front stop disposed between an imaged object and the first lens element can provide a longer distance between an exit pupil of the lens system and the image surface to produce a telecentric effect, and thereby improves the image-sensing efficiency of an image sensor (for example, CCD or CMOS). A middle stop disposed between the first lens element and the image surface is favorable for enlarging the view angle of the photographing lens system and thereby provides a wider field of view for the same. 
     According to the above description of the present disclosure, the following specific embodiments are provided for further explanation. 
     1st Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment. In  FIG. 1 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  180 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  100 , a first lens element  110 , a second lens element  120 , a third lens element  130 , a stop  101 , a fourth lens element  140 , a fifth lens element  150 , a filter  160  and an image surface  170 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140  and  150 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  110  and the fifth lens element  150 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  110  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  111  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  112  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  110  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  111  and the image-side surface  112  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  120  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  121  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  122  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  120  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  121  and the image-side surface  122  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  121  of the second lens element  120  has one inflection point. 
     The third lens element  130  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  131  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  132  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  130  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  131  and the image-side surface  132  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  131  of the third lens element  130  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  has one inflection point. 
     The fourth lens element  140  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  141  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  142  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  140  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  141  and the image-side surface  142  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  150  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  151  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  152  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  150  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  151  and the image-side surface  152  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  160  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  150  and the image surface  170 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  180  is disposed on or near the image surface  170  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements with each having an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  120 , the third lens element  130 , the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150  are all less than 45.0. 
     The equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements of the 1st embodiment is expressed as follows: 
                 X   ⁡     (   Y   )       =         (       Y   2     /   R     )     /     (     1   +     sqrt   ⁡     (     1   -       (     1   +   k     )     ×       (     Y   /   R     )     2         )         )       +       ∑   i     ⁢           ⁢       (   Ai   )     ×     (     Y   i     )             ,         
where,
 
     X is the relative distance between a point on the aspheric surface spaced at a distance Y from an optical axis and the tangential plane at the aspheric surface vertex on the optical axis; 
     Y is the vertical distance from the point on the aspheric surface to the optical axis; 
     R is the curvature radius; 
     k is the conic coefficient; and 
     Ai is the i-th aspheric coefficient, and in the embodiments, i may be, but is not limited to, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. 
     In the photographing lens system of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the photographing lens system is f, an f-number of the photographing lens system is Fno, and half of a maximum field of view of the photographing lens system is HFOV, these parameters have the following values: f=11.30 millimeters (mm), Fno=2.95, HFOV=14.6 degrees (deg.). 
     When an Abbe number of the third lens element  130  is V3, and an Abbe number of the fifth lens element  150  is V5, the following condition is satisfied: V3+V5=63.4. 
     When an axial distance between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  is T12, and an axial distance between the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  is T23, the following condition is satisfied: T12/T23=0.44. In this embodiment, the axial distance between two adjacent lens elements is the air gap in a paraxial region between the two adjacent lens elements. 
     When the axial distance between the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  is T23, and an axial distance between the third lens element  130  and the fourth lens element  140  is T34, the following condition is satisfied: T34/T23=0.25. 
     When the axial distance between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  is T12, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: T12/CT4=0.14. 
     When an axial distance between the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150  is T45, and an axial distance between the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  and the image surface  170  is BL, the following condition is satisfied: T45/BL=0.16. 
     When a central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, and the central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: CT2/CT4=0.35. 
     When the central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, the axial distance between the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  is T23, and the axial distance between the third lens element  130  and the fourth lens element  140  is T34, the following condition is satisfied: (CT2+T34)/T23=1.35. 
     When the axial distance between the third lens element  130  and the fourth lens element  140  is T34, the axial distance between the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150  is T45, and the central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: (T34/T45)+(T45/CT4)=0.58. 
     When the central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, a central thickness of the third lens element  130  is CT3, the central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, and a central thickness of the fifth lens element  150  is CT5, the following condition is satisfied: (CT3+CT4)/(CT2+CT5)=2.24. 
     When a curvature radius of the object-side surface  131  of the third lens element  130  is R5, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  is R6, the following condition is satisfied: R5/R6=0.59. 
     When a curvature radius of the object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  is R7, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is R8, the following condition is satisfied: (R7−R8)/(R7+R8)=−0.08. 
     When a composite focal length of the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  is f12, and a composite focal length of the third lens element  130 , the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150  is f345, the following condition is satisfied: f345/f12=0.90. 
     When the focal length of the photographing lens system is f, and a focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, the following condition is satisfied: f/f1=2.14. 
     When a refractive power of the first lens element  110  is P1, and a refractive power of the second lens element  120  is P2, the following condition is satisfied: |P1|+|P2|=4.34. 
     When the refractive power of the first lens element  110  is P1, the refractive power of the second lens element  120  is P2, a refractive power of the third lens element  130  is P3, a refractive power of the fourth lens element  140  is P4, and a refractive power of the fifth lens element  150  is P5, the following condition is satisfied: (|P3|+|P4|+|P5|)/(|P1|+|P2|)=0.41. 
     When half of the maximum field of view of the photographing lens system is HFOV, the following condition is satisfied: tan(HFOV)=0.26. 
     When an axial distance between the aperture stop  100  and the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  is SD, and an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  is TD, the following condition is satisfied: SD/TD=1.01. 
     When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  is Y52, the following condition is satisfied: Y52/Y11=0.99. 
     When a vertical distance between a critical point on the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  and an optical axis is Yc52, and the central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, the following condition is satisfied: Yc52/CT2=0.95. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image surface  170  is TL, and the focal length of the photographing lens system is f, the following condition is satisfied: TL/f=1.02. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image surface  170  is TL, and a maximum image height of the photographing lens system is ImgH, the following condition is satisfied: TL/ImgH=3.92. 
     The detailed optical data of the 1st embodiment are shown in Table 1 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 1st Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.30 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 14.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.050 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.680 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.890 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 5.29 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −10.853 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.266 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −4.102 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.665 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −5.12 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 14.286 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.604 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.558 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.791 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 12.60 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 6.032 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.103 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.050 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 12.139 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.884 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 90.67 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 14.285 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.655 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −33.506 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.529 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −14.57 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 10.999 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.503 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 101 (Surface 8) is 1.600 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −3.3065E−01 
                 −3.5280E+00  
                 −1.1941E+00  
                  5.4384E+00 
                 −7.5697E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.5427E−03 
                 5.7539E−03 
                 3.5148E−02 
                 −6.8295E−03 
                 −3.9210E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  3.7707E−04 
                 8.5424E−03 
                 −1.1335E−02  
                 −1.0853E−02 
                 3.0318E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −3.3532E−04 
                 −1.3501E−02  
                 9.5068E−04 
                  1.7323E−02 
                 6.5270E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  3.8085E−05 
                 6.5974E−03 
                 6.0018E−04 
                 −9.9571E−03 
                 −1.7134E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.7598E−06 
                 −1.4583E−03  
                 2.1666E−04 
                  3.8295E−03 
                 9.9917E−05 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2467E−04 
                 −1.7625E−04  
                 −8.7628E−04 
                 1.2709E−06 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.5424E−05 
                  8.4833E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.1485E+00 
                 9.3638E+00 
                 −1.0000E+01 
                 5.0000E+01 
                  1.3151E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.6474E−02 
                 −4.2916E−02  
                 −3.9341E−03 
                 −8.2298E−02  
                 −7.0622E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  9.5575E−02 
                 8.3574E−02 
                  2.1186E−02 
                 3.2416E−02 
                  2.4896E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4803E−02 
                 −6.4022E−02  
                 −1.3902E−02 
                 −1.1031E−02  
                 −8.7848E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.4471E−02 
                 2.4092E−02 
                  4.0000E−03 
                 1.1179E−03 
                  1.7315E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.6634E−03 
                 −4.6007E−03  
                 −5.8700E−04 
                 7.4587E−05 
                 −1.4828E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                  3.2498E−04 
                 3.3736E−04 
                  5.5005E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1, the curvature radius, the thickness and the focal length are shown in millimeters (mm). Surface numbers 0-15 represent the surfaces sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side along the optical axis. In Table 2, k represents the conic coefficient of the equation of the aspheric surface profiles. A4-A16 represent the aspheric coefficients ranging from the 4th order to the 16th order. The tables presented below for each embodiment are the corresponding schematic parameter and aberration curves, and the definitions of the tables are the same as Table 1 and Table 2 of the 1st embodiment. Therefore, an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     2nd Embodiment 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 4  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment. In  FIG. 3 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  280 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  200 , a first lens element  210 , a second lens element  220 , a third lens element  230 , a stop  201 , a fourth lens element  240 , a fifth lens element  250 , a filter  260  and an image surface  270 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 210 ,  220 ,  230 ,  240  and  250 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  210  and the fifth lens element  250 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  210  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  211  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  212  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  210  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  211  and the image-side surface  212  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  211  of the first lens element  210  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  220  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  221  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  222  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  220  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  221  and the image-side surface  222  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  221  of the second lens element  220  has one inflection point. 
     The third lens element  230  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  231  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  232  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  230  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  231  and the image-side surface  232  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  231  of the third lens element  230  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  232  of the third lens element  230  has one inflection point. 
     The fourth lens element  240  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  241  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  242  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  240  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  241  and the image-side surface  242  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  241  of the fourth lens element  240  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  250  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  251  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  252  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  250  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  251  and the image-side surface  252  being both aspheric. 
     The filter  260  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  250  and the image surface  270 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  280  is disposed on or near the image surface  270  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  220 , the third lens element  230 , the fourth lens element  240  and the fifth lens element  250  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 2nd embodiment are shown in Table 3 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 4 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.30 mm, Fno = 2.75, HFOV = 14.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.433   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.484 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.090 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.90 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −9.022 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.277 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.373 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −4.24 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 11.635 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.845 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.649 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.421 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 15.68 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 5.620 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.082 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.050 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 6.247 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.150 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 35.41 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 7.356 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.790 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −10.086 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.409 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −22.70 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 −47.592 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.506 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 201 (Surface 8) is 1.600 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.6091E−01 
                 −4.3538E+00  
                 −1.8900E+00  
                  4.4263E+01 
                 −1.0000E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.0566E−03 
                 6.2591E−03 
                 3.6587E−02 
                 −4.4150E−03 
                 −4.6070E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  7.2228E−04 
                 1.0033E−02 
                 −1.0173E−02  
                 −1.1591E−02 
                  9.3247E−04 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −3.7332E−04 
                 −1.3271E−02  
                 1.5192E−03 
                  1.7197E−02 
                  6.1920E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  6.1919E−05 
                 6.4992E−03 
                 6.5961E−04 
                 −9.9107E−03 
                 −1.6570E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −5.7886E−06 
                 −1.4776E−03  
                 1.5008E−04 
                  3.8468E−03 
                  1.8526E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2849E−04 
                 −2.0562E−04  
                 −8.8967E−04 
                 −1.6584E−05 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 3.3825E−05 
                  8.1296E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −6.2220E+00 
                 6.6419E+00 
                 −9.9931E−01 
                 −3.1881E+00 
                  5.0000E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.8893E−02 
                 −4.3802E−02  
                 −9.6079E−03 
                 −7.6608E−02 
                 −5.7810E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  9.5148E−02 
                 8.2435E−02 
                  1.9819E−02 
                  3.4951E−02 
                  2.4175E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.5328E−02 
                 −6.3491E−02  
                 −1.2289E−02 
                 −1.3029E−02 
                 −8.9003E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.4433E−02 
                 2.4059E−02 
                  3.7715E−03 
                  1.8425E−03 
                  1.6801E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.6175E−03 
                 −4.6637E−03  
                 −6.3941E−04 
                 −6.6591E−05 
                 −1.3293E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                  3.4234E−04 
                 3.6971E−04 
                  5.6632E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 2nd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 2nd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 3 and Table 4 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 11.30 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.65 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.75 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.08  
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.2 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.48 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 63.4 
                 f/f1 
                 2.31 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.33 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 4.97 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.16 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.13 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.25 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.19 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.94 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.11 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.89 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.43 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 — 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.53 
                 TL/f 
                 1.01 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 4.02 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.89 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     3rd Embodiment 
       FIG. 5  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 6  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment. In  FIG. 5 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  380 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  300 , a first lens element  310 , a second lens element  320 , a third lens element  330 , a stop  301 , a fourth lens element  340 , a fifth lens element  350 , a filter  360  and an image surface  370 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 310 ,  320 ,  330 ,  340  and  350 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  310  and the fifth lens element  350 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  310  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  311  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  312  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  310  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  311  and the image-side surface  312  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  311  of the first lens element  310  has one inflection point. The image-side surface  312  of the first lens element  310  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  320  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  321  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  322  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  320  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  321  and the image-side surface  322  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  321  of the second lens element  320  has one inflection point. 
     The third lens element  330  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  331  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  332  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  330  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  331  and the image-side surface  332  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  340  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  341  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  342  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  340  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  341  and the image-side surface  342  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  341  of the fourth lens element  340  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  350  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  351  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  352  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  350  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  351  and the image-side surface  352  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  351  of the fifth lens element  350  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  352  of the fifth lens element  350  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  360  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  350  and the image surface  370 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  380  is disposed on or near the image surface  370  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  320 , the third lens element  330 , the fourth lens element  340  and the fifth lens element  350  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 3rd embodiment are shown in Table 5 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 6 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 12.02 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 13.4 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.400   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 4.447 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.313 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.53 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −4.542 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.133 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.078 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.319 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −3.74 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 9.380 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.753 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.154 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.521 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 30.51 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.493 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.411 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.302   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.896 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.021 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 10.75 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 6.845 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.692 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 21.391 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.527 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −15.03 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 6.385 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.317 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 301 (Surface 8) is 1.610 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −4.4904E−01 
                 −5.0937E+00  
                 −1.4138E+00  
                 −7.3577E+00 
                 −5.8280E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −2.0358E−03 
                 6.8739E−03 
                 3.5805E−02 
                 −7.4171E−03 
                 −3.6601E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  5.4692E−04 
                 8.4206E−03 
                 −1.1393E−02  
                 −1.1385E−02 
                 3.8313E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −2.9099E−04 
                 −1.3520E−02  
                 7.1525E−04 
                  1.7288E−02 
                 6.6344E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  4.3871E−05 
                 6.5673E−03 
                 5.2601E−04 
                 −1.0014E−02 
                 −1.7254E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −3.4661E−06 
                 −1.4656E−03  
                 2.0522E−04 
                  3.7890E−03 
                 8.7748E−05 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2745E−04 
                 −1.7602E−04  
                 −8.8112E−04 
                 5.2552E−06 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.6667E−05 
                  8.7887E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 1.0852E−01 
                 1.6207E+00 
                 2.9713E+00 
                 2.0338E+01 
                  8.7578E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.8133E−02  
                 −4.2794E−02  
                 −5.2242E−03  
                 −7.8742E−02  
                 −6.9565E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 9.5457E−02 
                 8.3301E−02 
                 2.2080E−02 
                 3.2145E−02 
                  2.4847E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4486E−02  
                 −6.4126E−02  
                 −1.2583E−02  
                 −9.6992E−03  
                 −8.6343E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.4605E−02 
                 2.4127E−02 
                 3.9802E−03 
                 1.4132E−03 
                  1.8061E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.6156E−03  
                 −4.5660E−03  
                 −8.1223E−04  
                 4.9716E−05 
                 −1.7440E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 3.1520E−04 
                 3.3476E−04 
                 1.1872E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 3rd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 3rd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 5 and Table 6 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 12.02 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.90 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.95 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.27 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 13.4 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.15 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 46.3 
                 f/f1 
                 2.65 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.18 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 5.86 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.14 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.39 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.07 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.24 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.14 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.16 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.85 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.57 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 3.09 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.50 
                 TL/f 
                 1.02 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 3.00 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 4.18 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     4th Embodiment 
       FIG. 7  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 8  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment. In  FIG. 7 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  480 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  410 , an aperture stop  400 , a second lens element  420 , a third lens element  430 , a stop  401 , a fourth lens element  440 , a fifth lens element  450 , a filter  460  and an image surface  470 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 410 ,  420 ,  430 ,  440  and  450 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  410  and the fifth lens element  450 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  410  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  411  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  412  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  410  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  411  and the image-side surface  412  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  411  of the first lens element  410  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  420  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  421  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  422  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  420  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  421  and the image-side surface  422  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  430  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  431  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  432  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  430  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  431  and the image-side surface  432  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  440  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  441  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  442  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  440  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  441  and the image-side surface  442  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  441  of the fourth lens element  440  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  450  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  451  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  452  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  450  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  451  and the image-side surface  452  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  451  of the fifth lens element  450  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  452  of the fifth lens element  450  has two inflection points. 
     The filter  460  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  450  and the image surface  470 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  480  is disposed on or near the image surface  470  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  420 , the third lens element  430 , the fourth lens element  440  and the fifth lens element  450  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 4th embodiment are shown in Table 7 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 8 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.39 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 14.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.835 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.990 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.49 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 −5.514 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.238   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.396 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.304 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −3.69 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 7.402 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.693 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.178 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.503 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 22.30 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.797 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.333 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.218   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.477 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.121 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 11.77 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 8.567 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.743 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 21.137 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.627 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −14.30 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 6.132 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.798 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 401 (Surface 8) is 1.620 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −2.7774E−01 
                 −5.2376E+00  
                 −1.3031E+00  
                 −3.8958E+00 
                 −6.5656E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.3951E−03 
                 6.8460E−03 
                 3.5353E−02 
                 −6.7959E−03 
                 −3.7074E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  3.7643E−04 
                 8.3951E−03 
                 −1.1655E−02  
                 −1.1109E−02 
                 3.7409E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −2.7402E−04 
                 −1.3535E−02  
                 6.5431E−04 
                  1.7330E−02 
                 6.5661E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  6.0489E−05 
                 6.5606E−03 
                 5.1757E−04 
                 −1.0058E−02 
                 −1.7311E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −7.0975E−06 
                 −1.4657E−03  
                 2.0461E−04 
                  3.7745E−03 
                 1.0060E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2775E−04 
                 −1.7640E−04  
                 −8.8014E−04 
                 1.1443E−05 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.7451E−05 
                  9.0612E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −2.1228E−01 
                 1.6774E+00 
                 4.1255E+00 
                 −3.0637E−02 
                  8.4251E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.9092E−02 
                 −4.2436E−02  
                 −5.0526E−03  
                 −7.6278E−02 
                 −6.8457E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  9.4910E−02 
                 8.3301E−02 
                 2.2180E−02 
                  3.2145E−02 
                  2.4809E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4639E−02 
                 −6.4276E−02  
                 −1.2033E−02  
                 −9.3316E−03 
                 −8.6326E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.4549E−02 
                 2.4118E−02 
                 4.0280E−03 
                  1.5195E−03 
                  1.8104E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.6266E−03 
                 −4.5556E−03  
                 −9.0962E−04  
                 −4.9559E−06 
                 −1.7787E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                  3.3674E−04 
                 3.3211E−04 
                 1.3495E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 4th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 4th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 7 and Table 8 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 11.39 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.84 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.95 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.31 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.2 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.15 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 46.3 
                 f/f1 
                 2.54 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.23 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 5.62 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.17 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.40 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.07 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.25 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.17 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.76 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.11 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.85 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.50 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 4.61 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.51 
                 TL/f 
                 1.01 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 3.06 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.93 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     5th Embodiment 
       FIG. 9  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 10  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment. In  FIG. 9 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  580 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  500 , a first lens element  510 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , a stop  501 , a fourth lens element  540 , a fifth lens element  550 , a filter  560  and an image surface  570 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 510 ,  520 ,  530 ,  540  and  550 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  510  and the fifth lens element  550 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  510  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  511  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  512  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  510  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  511  and the image-side surface  512  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  511  of the first lens element  510  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  520  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  521  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  522  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  520  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  521  and the image-side surface  522  being both aspheric. 
     The third lens element  530  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  531  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  532  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  530  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  531  and the image-side surface  532  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  540  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  541  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  542  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  540  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  541  and the image-side surface  542  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  542  of the fourth lens element  540  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  550  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  551  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  552  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  550  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  551  and the image-side surface  552  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  551  of the fifth lens element  550  has one inflection point. The image-side surface  552  of the fifth lens element  550  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  560  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  550  and the image surface  570 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  580  is disposed on or near the image surface  570  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  520 , the third lens element  530 , the fourth lens element  540  and the fifth lens element  550  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 5th embodiment are shown in Table 9 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 10 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.01 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 14.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. 
                 Plano 
                 −0.329   
               
               
                   
                 Stop 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.919 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.200 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.13 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −4.231 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.129 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.116 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −3.53 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 7.293 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.641 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.378 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.483 
                 Plastic 
                 1.671 
                 19.3 
                 −199.25 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.105 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.414 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.303   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.932 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.798 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 5.91 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 −451.671 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.619 
               
               
                 11 
                 Lens 5 
                 −138.559 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.626 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −7.88 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 5.021 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.888 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 501 (Surface 8) is 1.610 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −3.8629E−01 
                 −7.2927E+00  
                 −1.9370E+00  
                 −4.2233E+00 
                 −7.2439E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.7738E−03 
                 7.2351E−03 
                 3.7326E−02 
                 −6.8981E−03 
                 −3.6793E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  3.9844E−04 
                 8.0146E−03 
                 −1.1540E−02  
                 −1.1048E−02 
                 3.7108E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −3.0914E−04 
                 −1.3651E−02  
                 4.2187E−04 
                  1.7635E−02 
                 6.4597E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  5.9167E−05 
                 6.5039E−03 
                 4.6932E−04 
                 −1.0060E−02 
                 −1.7412E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −8.6203E−06 
                 −1.4753E−03  
                 1.9023E−04 
                  3.7263E−03 
                 9.6069E−05 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.3463E−04 
                 −1.7830E−04  
                 −8.9241E−04 
                 9.6253E−06 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 3.0571E−05 
                  9.6825E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −3.5029E−01 
                 1.5471E+00 
                 5.0000E+01 
                 5.0000E+01 
                  4.8264E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −9.0544E−02 
                 −4.3639E−02  
                 −3.4595E−03  
                 −7.7822E−02  
                 −6.9243E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  9.4340E−02 
                 8.4042E−02 
                 2.0594E−02 
                 3.2145E−02 
                  2.4434E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4501E−02 
                 −6.4106E−02  
                 −1.0794E−02  
                 −1.0568E−02  
                 −8.6822E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.4614E−02 
                 2.4129E−02 
                 3.9613E−03 
                 1.6093E−03 
                  1.8208E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.6211E−03 
                 −4.5316E−03  
                 −1.0495E−03  
                 7.4670E−05 
                 −1.7601E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                  3.3216E−04 
                 3.3528E−04 
                 1.8277E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 5th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 5th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 9 and Table 10 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 11.01 
                 R5/R6 
                 1.09 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.95 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −1.02 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.6 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.35 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 45.3 
                 f/f1 
                 2.67 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.20 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 5.79 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.17 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.57 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.07 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.26 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.14 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.13 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.53 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 5.39 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.52 
                 TL/f 
                 1.02 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 2.66 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.85 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     6th Embodiment 
       FIG. 11  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 12  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment. In  FIG. 11 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  680 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  610 , a second lens element  620 , an aperture stop  600 , a third lens element  630 , a fourth lens element  640 , a fifth lens element  650 , a filter  660  and an image surface  670 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 610 ,  620 ,  630 ,  640  and  650 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  610  and the fifth lens element  650 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  610  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  611  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  612  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  610  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  611  and the image-side surface  612  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  612  of the first lens element  610  has two inflection points. 
     The second lens element  620  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  621  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  622  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  620  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  621  and the image-side surface  622  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  621  of the second lens element  620  has two inflection points. 
     The third lens element  630  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  631  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  632  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  630  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  631  and the image-side surface  632  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  631  of the third lens element  630  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  632  of the third lens element  630  has two inflection points. 
     The fourth lens element  640  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  641  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  642  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  640  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  641  and the image-side surface  642  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  650  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  651  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  652  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  650  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  651  and the image-side surface  652  being both aspheric. 
     The filter  660  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  650  and the image surface  670 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  680  is disposed on or near the image surface  670  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  620 , the third lens element  630 , the fourth lens element  640  and the fifth lens element  650  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 6th embodiment are shown in Table 11 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 12 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 10.51 mm, Fno = 2.72, HFOV = 15.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.118 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.014 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.64 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 −10.333 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.198 
               
               
                 3 
                 Lens 2 
                 −6.091 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −3.88 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 3.972 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.282 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 5 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.073 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.465 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.295 
                 Plastic 
                 1.671 
                 19.3 
                 11.64 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 6.017 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.123 
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 9.505 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.009 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 −28.14 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 5.760 
                 (ASP) 
                 2.022 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 6.315 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.827 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 91.36 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 6.333 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.260 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 13 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.583 
               
               
                 14 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.1785E−01 
                 −1.0000E+01  
                 −3.9028E+00  
                 2.6296E−01 
                 −1.0000E+01  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −3.2667E−04 
                 1.2680E−02 
                 4.0763E−02 
                 1.7448E−03 
                 −3.8447E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  7.6458E−04 
                 9.7850E−03 
                 −9.8680E−03  
                 −1.2455E−02  
                 2.1598E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −2.8576E−04 
                 −1.2736E−02  
                 4.8706E−04 
                 1.8144E−02 
                 4.0171E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  5.5202E−05 
                 6.4889E−03 
                 6.5279E−04 
                 −1.0160E−02  
                 −2.2867E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.6476E−06 
                 −1.5041E−03  
                 2.2055E−04 
                 3.6552E−03 
                 1.8237E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2851E−04 
                 −2.1850E−04  
                 −8.9821E−04  
                 1.5590E−04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 3.0972E−05 
                 9.8123E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −5.6354E−02 
                 3.9838E+00 
                 −1.0000E+01  
                 −1.0000E+01 
                  1.8009E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −9.2473E−02 
                 −4.9885E−02  
                 5.8500E−03 
                 −2.8020E−03 
                 −9.3754E−03 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  9.3551E−02 
                 8.5703E−02 
                 1.2856E−03 
                  5.0362E−04 
                  6.8433E−04 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4604E−02 
                 −6.4017E−02  
                 5.5963E−04 
                 −3.1551E−05 
                 −5.8642E−05 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.4249E−02 
                 2.5575E−02 
                 −8.8274E−04  
                  5.2696E−06 
                  5.2865E−06 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.7975E−03 
                 −5.2139E−03  
                 3.4327E−04 
                 −3.8339E−07 
                 −1.9268E−07 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                  4.8780E−04 
                 4.2260E−04 
                 −4.7843E−05  
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 6th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 6th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 11 and Table 12 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 10.51 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.58 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.72 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 0.25 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 15.2 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.42 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 45.3 
                 f/f1 
                 2.26 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.56 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 4.97 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.35 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.28 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.10 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.27 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.94 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.70 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.11 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 1.05 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.99 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 — 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 1.07 
                 TL/f 
                 1.07 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 1.12 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.82 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     7th Embodiment 
       FIG. 13  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 14  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment. In  FIG. 13 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  780 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  700 , a first lens element  710 , a second lens element  720 , a third lens element  730 , a fourth lens element  740 , a fifth lens element  750 , a stop  701 , a filter  760  and an image surface  770 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 710 ,  720 ,  730 ,  740  and  750 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  710  and the fifth lens element  750 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  710  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  711  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  712  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  710  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  711  and the image-side surface  712  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  711  of the first lens element  710  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  720  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  721  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  722  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  720  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  721  and the image-side surface  722  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  721  of the second lens element  720  has two inflection points. 
     The third lens element  730  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  731  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  732  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  730  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  731  and the image-side surface  732  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  740  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  741  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  742  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  740  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  741  and the image-side surface  742  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  741  of the fourth lens element  740  has one inflection point. 
     The fifth lens element  750  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  751  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  752  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  750  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  751  and the image-side surface  752  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  751  of the fifth lens element  750  has two inflection points. The image-side surface  752  of the fifth lens element  750  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  760  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  750  and the image surface  770 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  780  is disposed on or near the image surface  770  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  720 , the third lens element  730 , the fourth lens element  740  and the fifth lens element  750  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 7th embodiment are shown in Table 13 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 14 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.20 mm, Fno = 3.05, HFOV = 14.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.330   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.610 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.800 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.57 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −6.635 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.104 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.570 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.400 
                 Plastic 
                 1.601 
                 29.4 
                 −3.58 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 5.617 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.374 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.113 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.769 
                 Plastic 
                 1.567 
                 40.2 
                 10.69 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 5.083 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.346 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.929 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 15.63 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 6.867 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.694 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 18.672 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.485 
                 Plastic 
                 1.574 
                 37.1 
                 −14.16 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 5.612 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 1.210 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 3.016 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 701 (Surface 12) is 1.800 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −6.6276E−01 
                 6.9507E−01 
                 −1.0840E+00 
                 −8.8223E+01 
                 −5.0790E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.7332E−03 
                 2.2509E−02 
                  6.4024E−02 
                  6.2819E−02 
                 −1.2803E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.0592E−04 
                 −1.3309E−02  
                 −5.4156E−02 
                 −1.0036E−01 
                 −8.3141E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.9814E−04 
                 −2.3458E−03  
                  3.0476E−02 
                  8.7460E−02 
                  2.8663E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  2.1607E−05 
                 3.4510E−03 
                 −1.1598E−02 
                 −4.5996E−02 
                  2.9613E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −9.3697E−06 
                 −9.6909E−04  
                  3.2678E−03 
                  1.5800E−02 
                 −1.2205E−03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 8.8851E−05 
                 −5.9422E−04 
                 −3.0966E−03 
                  1.2923E−04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                  4.7615E−05 
                  2.5221E−04 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 1.5635E+00 
                 7.7367E−01 
                 1.2783E+01 
                 −6.8774E+01 
                 −8.8209E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −4.6130E−02  
                 −4.2070E−02  
                 −3.0276E−02  
                 −1.3488E−01 
                 −1.0406E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 4.4900E−02 
                 5.8539E−02 
                 4.0139E−02 
                  4.9365E−02 
                  4.5678E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −4.2778E−02  
                 −4.4215E−02  
                 −1.6761E−02  
                 −8.2776E−03 
                 −1.5659E−02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.5724E−02 
                 2.1060E−02 
                 3.7524E−03 
                 −2.2998E−03 
                  3.0159E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −7.4905E−03  
                 −5.5464E−03  
                 −1.0122E−03  
                  8.6526E−04 
                 −2.4525E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 8.6649E−04 
                 5.8052E−04 
                 1.8844E−04 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 7th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 7th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 13 and Table 14 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 11.20 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.61 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 3.05 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.22 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.6 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.0032 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 77.3 
                 f/f1 
                 2.45 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.28 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 5.58 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.13 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.46 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.11 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.26 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.15 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.43 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 1.20 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 1.88 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.82 
                 TL/f 
                 1.00 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 3.05 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.81 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     8th Embodiment 
       FIG. 15  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 16  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment. In  FIG. 15 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  880 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  800 , a first lens element  810 , a second lens element  820 , a third lens element  830 , a fourth lens element  840 , a fifth lens element  850 , a stop  801 , a filter  860  and an image surface  870 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 810 ,  820 ,  830 ,  840  and  850 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  810  and the fifth lens element  850 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  810  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  811  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  812  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  810  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  811  and the image-side surface  812  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  811  of the first lens element  810  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  820  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  821  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  822  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  820  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  821  and the image-side surface  822  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  821  of the second lens element  820  has three inflection points. 
     The third lens element  830  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  831  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  832  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  830  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  831  and the image-side surface  832  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  840  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  841  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  842  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  840  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  841  and the image-side surface  842  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  850  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  851  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  852  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  850  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  851  and the image-side surface  852  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  851  of the fifth lens element  850  has one inflection point. The image-side surface  852  of the fifth lens element  850  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  860  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  850  and the image surface  870 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  880  is disposed on or near the image surface  870  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  820 , the third lens element  830 , the fourth lens element  840  and the fifth lens element  850  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 8th embodiment are shown in Table 15 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 16 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 15 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.21 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 14.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.330   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.811 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.800 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.81 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −7.011 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.115 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.696 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.440 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −4.38 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 10.334 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.506 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.626 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.077 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 42.60 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.735 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.075 
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 3.801 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.784 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 14.47 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 5.132 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.726 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 9.369 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.524 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −29.16 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 5.856 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 1.210 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.747 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 801 (Surface 12) is 1.800 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −6.5123E−01 
                 −1.1905E+00  
                 −1.1719E+00  
                 −7.7073E+01 
                 −6.7722E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −2.3531E−03 
                 5.8572E−03 
                 3.5891E−02 
                 −6.8504E−03 
                 −3.8689E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  3.4345E−04 
                 8.4286E−03 
                 −1.1461E−02  
                 −1.0530E−02 
                 4.3503E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −3.2267E−04 
                 −1.3639E−02  
                 9.8496E−04 
                  1.7190E−02 
                 7.0770E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  3.5902E−05 
                 6.5980E−03 
                 5.1384E−04 
                 −9.7951E−03 
                 −1.8561E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.9922E−06 
                 −1.4603E−03  
                 1.9743E−04 
                  3.8482E−03 
                 6.0843E−05 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2471E−04 
                 −1.6798E−04  
                 −9.2099E−04 
                 1.4940E−05 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.4452E−05 
                  9.1179E−05 
                 —− 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 1.1985E+00 
                 1.2886E+00 
                 6.4088E+00 
                  1.2888E+01 
                 −5.9649E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.2139E−02  
                 −4.5232E−02  
                 −2.2628E−03  
                 −8.3814E−02 
                 −7.2257E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 9.6271E−02 
                 8.3593E−02 
                 2.2528E−02 
                  3.1371E−02 
                  2.5316E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.5228E−02  
                 −6.3418E−02  
                 −1.4150E−02  
                 −9.5718E−03 
                 −8.6335E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.4708E−02 
                 2.4080E−02 
                 3.7677E−03 
                  1.2679E−03 
                  1.6887E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.5176E−03  
                 −4.6173E−03  
                 −5.4794E−04  
                 −3.2862E−05 
                 −1.6135E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 3.0406E−04 
                 3.5019E−04 
                 4.4442E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 8th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 8th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 15 and Table 16 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 11.21 
                 R5/R6 
                 0.97 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.95 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.15 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.6 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.38 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 63.4 
                 f/f1 
                 2.33 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.23 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 4.89 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.15 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.29 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.06 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.26 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.17 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.25 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.92 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 1.02 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 2.02 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.51 
                 TL/f 
                 1.01 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 2.97 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.87 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     9th Embodiment 
       FIG. 17  is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 18  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment. In  FIG. 17 , the image capturing unit includes the photographing lens system (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  980 . The photographing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  900 , a first lens element  910 , a second lens element  920 , a third lens element  930 , a fourth lens element  940 , a fifth lens element  950 , a stop  901 , a filter  960  and an image surface  970 . The photographing lens system includes five single and non-cemented lens elements ( 910 ,  920 ,  930 ,  940  and  950 ) with no additional lens element disposed between the first lens element  910  and the fifth lens element  950 . There is an air gap in a paraxial region between each adjacent lens element of the photographing lens system. 
     The first lens element  910  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  911  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  912  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  910  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  911  and the image-side surface  912  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  911  of the first lens element  910  has one inflection point. 
     The second lens element  920  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  921  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  922  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  920  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  921  and the image-side surface  922  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  921  of the second lens element  920  has one inflection point. 
     The third lens element  930  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  931  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  932  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  930  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  931  and the image-side surface  932  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  940  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  941  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  942  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  940  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  941  and the image-side surface  942  being both aspheric. 
     The fifth lens element  950  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  951  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  952  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element  950  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  951  and the image-side surface  952  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  951  of the fifth lens element  950  has one inflection point. The image-side surface  952  of the fifth lens element  950  has one inflection point. 
     The filter  960  is made of glass and located between the fifth lens element  950  and the image surface  970 , and will not affect the focal length of the photographing lens system. The image sensor  980  is disposed on or near the image surface  970  of the photographing lens system. 
     In this embodiment, among the five lens elements, there are four lens elements each have an Abbe number less than 45.0. In detail, the Abbe numbers of the second lens element  920 , the third lens element  930 , the fourth lens element  940  and the fifth lens element  950  are all less than 45.0. 
     The detailed optical data of the 9th embodiment are shown in Table 17 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 18 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 17 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                 f = 11.30 mm, Fno = 2.95, HFOV = 14.5 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.330   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.857 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.800 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 56.1 
                 4.84 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −6.959 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.125 
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.723 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.431 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 −4.74 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 13.941 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.598 
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 3.719 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.079 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 26.0 
                 87.13 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 3.556 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.076 
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 4.029 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.677 
                 Plastic 
                 1.661 
                 20.3 
                 14.10 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 5.926 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.764 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 5 
                 11.277 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.528 
                 Plastic 
                 1.566 
                 37.4 
                 −22.09 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 5.828 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.050 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 1.210 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 14 
                   
                 Plano 
                 2.712 
               
               
                 15 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 901 (Surface 12) is 1.800 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 18 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −6.1874E−01 
                 −1.7051E+00  
                 −9.8681E−01  
                 −3.8404E+01 
                 −5.6184E+00  
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −2.2706E−03 
                 5.1709E−03 
                 3.4599E−02 
                 −7.5274E−03 
                 −3.8280E−02  
               
               
                 A6 = 
                  3.3389E−04 
                 8.2540E−03 
                 −1.1548E−02  
                 −1.1287E−02 
                 3.1215E−03 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −3.1003E−04 
                 −1.3536E−02  
                 8.9157E−04 
                  1.7131E−02 
                 6.6552E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                  3.6329E−05 
                 6.6084E−03 
                 5.8151E−04 
                 −9.9371E−03 
                 −1.7453E−03  
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −5.3650E−06 
                 −1.4578E−03  
                 2.1689E−04 
                  3.8437E−03 
                 8.3843E−05 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 1.2285E−04 
                 −1.7507E−04  
                 −8.7614E−04 
                 9.4689E−06 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.4566E−05 
                  8.2591E−05 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 7.4652E−01 
                 1.8031E+00 
                 8.2403E+00 
                 1.1034E+01 
                 −4.0430E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.4431E−02  
                 −4.3242E−02  
                 2.3890E−03 
                 −8.0581E−02  
                 −7.2555E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 9.6087E−02 
                 8.4075E−02 
                 2.2896E−02 
                 3.1185E−02 
                  2.5699E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −6.4819E−02  
                 −6.3610E−02  
                 −1.4462E−02  
                 −9.5859E−03  
                 −8.7997E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.4631E−02 
                 2.4084E−02 
                 3.9527E−03 
                 1.1679E−03 
                  1.7197E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.5747E−03  
                 −4.6116E−03  
                 −5.5481E−04  
                 3.9814E−05 
                 −1.5456E−04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 3.2142E−04 
                 3.5280E−04 
                 5.0639E−05 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 9th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 9th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 17 and Table 18 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 f [mm] 
                 11.30 
                 R5/R6 
                 1.05 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.95 
                 (R7 − R8)/(R7 + R8) 
                 −0.19 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 14.5 
                 f345/f12 
                 0.80 
               
               
                 V3 + V5 
                 63.4 
                 f/f1 
                 2.34 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.21 
                 |P1| + |P2| 
                 4.72 
               
               
                 T34/T23 
                 0.13 
                 (|P3| + |P4| + |P5|)/ 
                 0.31 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (|P1| + |P2|) 
               
               
                 T12/CT4 
                 0.07 
                 tan(HFOV) 
                 0.26 
               
               
                 T45/BL 
                 0.18 
                 SD/TD 
                 0.95 
               
               
                 CT2/CT4 
                 0.26 
                 Y52/Y11 
                 0.91 
               
               
                 (CT2 + T34)/T23 
                 0.85 
                 Yc52/CT2 
                 2.10 
               
               
                 (T34/T45) + (T45/CT4) 
                 0.56 
                 TL/f 
                 1.00 
               
               
                 (CT3 + CT4)/(CT2 + CT5) 
                 2.87 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 3.87 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     10th Embodiment 
       FIG. 19  is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  10  is a camera module including a lens unit  11 , a driving device  12 , an image sensor  13  and an image stabilizer  14 . The lens unit  11  includes the photographing lens system disclosed in the 1st embodiment, a barrel and a holder member (their reference numerals are omitted) for holding the photographing lens system. The imaging light converges into the lens unit  11  of the image capturing unit  10  to generate an image with the driving device  12  utilized for image focusing on the image sensor  13 , and the generated image is then digitally transmitted to other component for further processing. 
     The driving device  12  can have auto focusing functionality, and different driving configurations can be through the usages of voice coil motors (VCM), micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), piezoelectric systems, or shape memory alloy materials. The driving device  12  is favorable for obtaining a better imaging position of the lens unit  11 , so that a clear image of the imaged object can be captured by the lens unit  11  with different object distances. The image sensor  13  (for example, CCD or CMOS) can feature high photosensitivity and low noise, disposed on the image surface of the photographing lens system to provide higher image quality. 
     The image stabilizer  14 , such as an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a Hall Effect sensor, is configured to work with the driving device  12  to provide optical image stabilization (OIS). The driving device  12  working with the image stabilizer  14  is favorable for compensating for pan and tilt of the lens unit  11  to reduce blurring associated with motion during exposure. In some cases, the driving device  12  can be can be assisted by electronic image stabilization (EIS) with image processing software, thereby improving image quality while in motion or low-light conditions. 
     11th Embodiment 
       FIG. 20  is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 21  is another perspective view of the electronic device in  FIG. 20 .  FIG. 22  is a block diagram of the electronic device in  FIG. 20 . In this embodiment, an electronic device  20  is a smartphone including the image capturing unit  10  disclosed in the tenth embodiment, a flash module  21 , a focus assist module  22 , an image signal processor  23 , an user interface  24  and an image software processor  25 . In this embodiment, the electronic device  20  includes one image capturing unit  10 , but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In some cases, the electronic device  20  can include multiple image capturing units  10 , or the electronic device  20  further includes another different image capturing unit. 
     When a user interacts with the user interface  24  to capture the images of an object  26 , the light rays converge in the image capturing unit  10  to generate an image, and the flash module  21  is activated for light supplement. The focus assist module  22  detects the object distance of the imaged object to achieve fast image auto focus. The image signal processor  23  is configured to optimize the captured image to improve image quality. The light beam emitted from the focus assist module  22  can be either conventional infrared light or laser. The user interface  24  can be a touch screen or a physical button. The user is able to interact with the user interface  24  and the image software processor  25  having multiple functions to capture images and complete image processing. 
     The smartphone in this embodiment is only exemplary for showing the image capturing unit  10  of the present disclosure installed in an electronic device, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The image capturing unit  10  can be optionally applied to optical systems with a movable focus. Furthermore, the photographing lens system of the image capturing unit  10  features good capability in aberration corrections and high image quality, and can be applied to 3D (three-dimensional) image capturing applications, in products such as digital cameras, mobile devices, digital tablets, smart televisions, network surveillance devices, dashboard cameras, vehicle backup cameras, multi-camera devices, motion sensing input devices, wearable devices and other electronic imaging devices. 
     The foregoing description, for the purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be noted that TABLES 1-18 show different data of the different embodiments; however, the data of the different embodiments are obtained from experiments. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The embodiments depicted above and the appended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings.