Patent Publication Number: US-8988796-B1

Title: Image capturing lens system, imaging device and mobile terminal

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 102139029, filed Oct. 29, 2013, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an image capturing lens system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a compact image capturing lens system applicable to a mobile terminal. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     In recent years, with the popularity of mobile terminals having camera functionalities, the demand of miniaturized optical systems has been increasing. As the advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies have allowed the pixel size of sensors to be reduced 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. 
     A conventional compact optical system in a portable electronic product typically utilizes a three-element lens structure. Due to the popularity of mobile products with high-end specifications, such as smart phones, tablet personal computers, wearable apparatus and other high-end mobile terminals, the requirements for high resolution and image quality of present compact optical systems increase significantly. However, the conventional optical systems cannot satisfy these requirements of the compact optical systems. 
     Another conventional compact optical system provides a four-element lens structure. However, it is hard to make a good balance between obtaining a large field of view and a short total track length. Furthermore, it is also not favorable for the resolving power and illumination in a peripheral region of an image; therefore, it cannot satisfy the requirements of the compact optical systems featuring better image quality. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing 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 and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements with refractive power. When an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, half of a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, a focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, a focal length of the second lens element is f2, and a focal length of the third lens element is f3, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
0.5 mm&lt; Td&lt; 3.2 mm;
 
1.0 mm&lt; Td /tan(HFOV)&lt;3.75 mm;
 
| f/f 4|&lt;1.20; and
 
 f 2 /f 3&lt;−0.65.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing 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 and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements with refractive power. When an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, half of a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, a focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, and a focal length of the third lens element is f3, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
0.5 mm&lt; Td&lt; 3.2 mm;
 
1.0 mm&lt; Td /tan(HFOV)&lt;3.75 mm;
 
| f/f 4|&lt;1.20; and
 
−2.0 &lt;f/f 3&lt;−0.95.
 
     According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing 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 and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element with positive refractive power has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements with refractive power. When an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, half of a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, a focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, and an f-number of the image capturing lens system is Fno, the following conditions are satisfied:
 
0.5 mm&lt; Td&lt; 3.2 mm;
 
1.0 mm&lt; Td /tan(HFOV)&lt;3.75 mm;
 
| f/f 4|&lt;1.20; and
 
1.40 &lt;Fno≦ 2.25.
 
     According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, an imaging device includes the image capturing lens system according to the aforementioned aspect and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is located on an image plane of the image capturing lens system. 
     According to still yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a mobile terminal includes the imaging device according to the aforementioned aspect. 
    
    
     
       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. 1A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 1B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment; 
         FIG. 2A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 2nd embodiment; 
         FIG. 3A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 3rd embodiment; 
         FIG. 4A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 4th embodiment; 
         FIG. 5A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 5th embodiment; 
         FIG. 6A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 6th embodiment; 
         FIG. 7A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 7th embodiment; 
         FIG. 8A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 8th embodiment; 
         FIG. 9A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 9th embodiment; 
         FIG. 10A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10B  shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 10th embodiment; 
         FIG. 11A  shows a smart phone with an imaging device of the present disclosure installed therein; 
         FIG. 11B  shows a tablet personal computer with an imaging device of the present disclosure installed therein; and 
         FIG. 11C  shows a wearable device with an imaging device of the present disclosure installed therein. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An image capturing 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 and a fourth lens element. The image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements with refractive power. 
     The first lens element can have positive refractive power, so that it provides the image capturing lens system with the positive refractive power as it needs to be so as to reduce the total track length of the image capturing lens system. The first lens element can have a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, so that it is favorable for further reducing the total track length. 
     The second lens element has positive refractive power, so that it is favorable for the second lens element adjusting the light gathering ability of the first lens element. The second lens element has a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, so that it is favorable for correcting the astigmatism of the image capturing lens system. 
     The third lens element has negative refractive power, so that it is favorable for correcting the aberration of the image capturing lens system. The third lens element has a concave object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, so that it is favorable for correcting the astigmatism of the image capturing lens system. 
     The fourth lens element can have a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof and has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof. Furthermore, the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting the astigmatism and aberration of the off-axis. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.5 mm&lt;Td&lt;3.2 mm. Therefore, it is favorable for keeping the image capturing lens system compact. Preferably, the following condition is satisfied: 0.8 mm&lt;Td&lt;2.5 mm. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, and half of a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, the following condition is satisfied: 1.0 mm&lt;Td/tan(HFOV)&lt;3.75 mm. Therefore, it is favorable for obtaining a large field of view and short total track length for the image capturing lens system. Preferably, the following condition is satisfied: 1.2 mm&lt;Td/tan(HFOV)&lt;2.75 mm. 
     When a focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and a focal length of the fourth lens element is f4, the following condition is satisfied: |f/f4|&lt;1.20. Therefore, it is favorable for the principal point of the image capturing lens system being positioned away from the image plane so as to reduce the total track length and keep the image capturing lens system compact. 
     When a focal length of the second lens element is f2, and a focal length of the third lens element is f3, the following condition is satisfied: f2/f3&lt;−0.65. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the refractive powers of the second lens element and the third lens element so as to correct the aberration and reduce the photosensitivity. Preferably, the following condition is satisfied: f2/f3&lt;−0.75. 
     When the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and the focal length of the third lens element is f3, the following condition is satisfied: −2.0&lt;f/f3&lt;−0.95. Therefore, the third lens element serves as a correcting lens for balancing and correcting the aberrations of the image capturing lens system so as to obtain better image quality. 
     When an f-number of the image capturing lens system is Fno, and the following condition is satisfied: 1.40&lt;Fno≦2.25. Therefore, it is favorable for improving the illumination in a peripheral region of the image capturing lens system. 
     When the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and a focal length of the first lens element is f1, the following condition is satisfied: −0.25&lt;f/f1&lt;0.75. Therefore, the first lens element will have a more proper refractive power so as to avoid excess photosensitivity. Preferably, the following condition is satisfied: 0.25&lt;f/f1&lt;0.75. 
     When a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lens element is R3, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens element is R4, the following condition is satisfied: 0.5&lt;(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)&lt;2.5. Therefore, it is favorable for further correcting the aberration of the image capturing lens system. 
     When the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and the following condition is satisfied: 0.5 mm&lt;f&lt;2.0 mm. Therefore, it is favorable for providing a proper total track length. 
     When a sum of the central thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, and the fourth lens element is ΣCT, and the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Td, the following condition is satisfied: 0.80&lt;ΣCT/Td&lt;0.95. Therefore, it is favorable for assembling the lens elements of the image capturing lens system so as to reduce the photosensitivity. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, and the following condition is satisfied: 45&lt;V1. Therefore, it is favorable for correcting the chromatic aberration of the image capturing lens system. 
     When a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, a central thickness of the first lens element is CT1, a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: 0.65&lt;CT2/(CT1+CT3+CT4)&lt;2.0. Therefore, the thickness of each lens element is favorable for manufacturing and assembling the lens elements. 
     When a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is FOV, and the following condition is satisfied: 80 degrees&lt;FOV&lt;110 degrees. Therefore, it is favorable for obtaining enough field of view. 
     According to the image capturing lens system of 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 image capturing 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 image capturing lens system can also be reduced. 
     According to the image capturing lens system of the present disclosure, each of an object-side surface in a paraxial region thereof 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 where light rays travel away from the optical axis. 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. 
     According to the image capturing lens system of the present disclosure, the image capturing 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 for eliminating the stray light and thereby improving the image resolution thereof. 
     According to the image capturing lens system of 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 image capturing lens system and the image plane and thereby improves the image-sensing efficiency of an image sensor. A middle stop disposed between the first lens element and the image plane is favorable for enlarging the field of view of the image capturing lens system and thereby provides a wider field of view for the same. 
     The present image capturing lens system can be optionally applied to moving focus optical systems. According to the image capturing lens system of the present disclosure, the image capturing lens system is featured with good correction ability 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, wearable devices and other mobile terminals. 
     According to the present disclosure, an imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes the image capturing lens system according to the aforementioned image capturing lens system of the present disclosure, and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on an image plane of the aforementioned image capturing lens system. As a result, it is favorable for reducing the total track length of the image capturing lens system while obtaining large field of view. Furthermore, it is also favorable for improving the resolving power and illumination so as to achieve the best image quality. Preferably, the imaging device can further include a barrel member, a holding member or a combination thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, a mobile terminal is provided, wherein the mobile terminal includes the aforementioned imaging device. The imaging device includes the image capturing lens system according to the aforementioned image capturing lens system of the present disclosure, and the image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on an image plane of the aforementioned image capturing lens system. As a result, it is favorable for reducing the total track length of the image capturing lens system while obtaining large field of view. Furthermore, it is also favorable for improving the resolving power and illumination so as to achieve the best image quality. 
     In  FIG. 11A ,  FIG. 11B  and  FIG. 11C , an imaging device  1101  may be installed in but not limited to a mobile terminal, including a smart phone  1110 , a tablet personal computer  1120  or a wearable device  1130 . The three exemplary figures of different kinds of mobile terminal are only exemplary for showing the imaging device of present disclosure installing in a mobile terminal and is not limited thereto. Preferably, the mobile terminal can further include but not limited to display, control unit, random access memory unit (RAM) a read only memory unit (ROM) or a combination thereof. 
     According to the above description of the present disclosure, the following 1st-10th specific embodiments are provided for further explanation. 
     1st Embodiment 
       FIG. 1A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 1B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 1A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  170 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  110 , an aperture stop  100 , a second lens element  120 , a third lens element  130 , a fourth lens element  140 , an IR-cut filter  150  and an image plane  160 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 110 - 140 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  110  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  111  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  112  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  110  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  120  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  121  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  122  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  120  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  130  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  131  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  132  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  130  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  140  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  141  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  142  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  140  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  150  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  140  and the image plane  160 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  170  is disposed on the image plane  160  of the image capturing lens system. 
     The equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements of the 1st embodiment is expressed as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     where, 
     X is the relative distance between a point on the aspheric surface spaced at a distance Y from the 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. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, an f-number of the image capturing lens system is Fno, and half of a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, these parameters have the following values: f=1.17 mm; Fno=2.20; and HFOV=46.7 degrees. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when an Abbe number of the first lens element  110  is V1, the following condition is satisfied: V1=21.4. 
     In the image capturing lens system according to the 1st embodiment, when a central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT2, a central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT1, a central thickness of the third lens element  130  is CT3, and a central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT4, the following condition is satisfied: CT2/(CT1+CT3+CT4)=0.69. 
     In the image capturing lens system according to the 1st embodiment, when a curvature radius of the object-side surface  121  of the second lens element  120  is R3, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  is R4, the following condition is satisfied: (R3+R4)/(R3−R4)=0.85. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and a focal length of the first lens element  110  is f1, the following condition is satisfied: f/f1=0.12. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the second lens element  120  is f2, and a focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, the following condition is satisfied: f2/f3=−0.77. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and a focal length of the fourth lens element  140  is f4, the following condition is satisfied: |f/f4|=0.77. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when the focal length of the image capturing lens system is f, and the focal length of the third lens element  130  is f3, the following condition is satisfied: f/f3=−1.10. 
     In the image capturing lens system according to the 1st embodiment, when an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is Td, the following condition is satisfied: Td=1.850 mm. 
     In the image capturing lens system according to the 1st embodiment, when a sum of the central thicknesses of the first lens element  110 , the second lens element  120 , the third lens element  130 , and the fourth lens element  140  is ΣCT, and the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is Td, the following condition is satisfied: ΣCT/Td=0.89. 
     In the image capturing lens system according to the 1st embodiment, when the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is Td, and half of the maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is HFOV, the following condition is satisfied: Td/tan(HFOV)=1.74 mm. 
     In the image capturing lens system of the imaging device according to the 1st embodiment, when a maximal field of view of the image capturing lens system is FOV, the following condition is satisfied: FOV=93.4 degrees. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 1 
               
               
                 f = 1.17 mm, Fno = 2.20, HFOV = 46.7 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Abbe 
                 Focal 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.666 
                 ASP 
                 0.256 
                 Plastic 
                 1.650 
                 21.4 
                 9.56 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 2.139 
                 ASP 
                 0.031 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.019 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 5.712 
                 ASP 
                 0.671 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 0.82 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.464 
                 ASP 
                 0.130 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.228 
                 ASP 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −1.06 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.480 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.679 
                 ASP 
                 0.483 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 1.52 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 3.062 
                 ASP 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.145 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.204 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
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                 Image 
                 Plano 
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                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 1.2237E+00 
                 1.7244E+01 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 −6.9311E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 3.1416E−01 
                 1.1703E+00 
                 −4.1498E−01 
                 −6.9345E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.0010E+00 
                 −2.0080E+01 
                 3.6416E+00 
                 1.3202E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 4.5872E+01  
                 5.2569E+02  
                 4.3035E+01  
                 1.0955E+01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −5.9339E+02 
                 −3.0044E+03 
                 −7.4996E+03 
                 −3.8285E+02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 4.0961E+03 
                 −1.6432E+05 
                 1.3290E+05  
                 3.0040E+03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −1.4631E+04 
                 3.1882E+06  
                 −1.1481E+06 
                 −1.0680E+04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 2.0715E+04  
                 −1.7563E+07 
                 3.7732E+06 
                 1.3826E+04 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.8477E−01 
                 −3.2669E+00 
                 −6.1619E−01 
                 −1.4636E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 3.5682E+00  
                 −1.8915E+00 
                 −1.2870E+00 
                 1.2883E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −3.7958E+00 
                 8.7075E+00  
                 3.1244E+00 
                 −3.7603E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.1135E+02 
                 −3.6761E+01 
                 −9.1933E+00 
                 5.9040E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 1.5862E+03 
                 1.7257E+02 
                 1.7146E+01  
                 −5.8521E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −8.7685E+03 
                 −4.8146E+02 
                 −1.9850E+01 
                 3.5356E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 2.3054E+04  
                 6.7728E+02 
                 1.2752E+01 
                 −1.1759E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −2.3557E+04 
                 −3.6747E+02 
                 −3.5165E+00 
                 1.6169E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1, the curvature radius, the thickness and the focal length are shown in millimeters (mm). Surface numbers 0-12 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. A1-A16 represent the aspheric coefficients ranging from the 1st 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. 2A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 2nd embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 2A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  270 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  210 , an aperture stop  200 , a second lens element  220 , a third lens element  230 , a fourth lens element  240 , an IR-cut filter  250  and an image plane  260 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 210 - 240 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  210  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  211  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  212  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  210  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  220  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  221  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  222  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  220  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  230  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  231  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  232  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  230  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  240  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  241  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  242  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  240  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  242  of the fourth lens element  240  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  250  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  240  and the image plane  260 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  270  is disposed on the image plane  260  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 2 
               
               
                 f = 1.23 mm, Fno = 2.45, HFOV = 45.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.728 
                 ASP 
                 0.217 
                 Plastic 
                 1.640 
                 22.0 
                 1207.16 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 1.647 
                 ASP 
                 0.041 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.020 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 2.201 
                 ASP 
                 0.685 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 0.78 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.465 
                 ASP 
                 0.138 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.213 
                 ASP 
                 0.222 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −0.90 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.479 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.691 
                 ASP 
                 0.430 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 1.40 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 7.112 
                 ASP 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.171 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −7.8611E−01 
                 2.2256E+01  
                 4.4287E+01  
                 −6.8249E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 2.7433E−01  
                 3.5449E−01 
                 −1.1581E+00 
                 −5.9944E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.5466E+00 
                 −2.9377E+01 
                 8.9406E−01  
                 3.6061E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 4.7455E+01  
                 6.4129E+02 
                 4.1870E+01  
                 1.6896E+01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −6.0092E+02 
                 −3.8207E+03 
                 −7.3180E+03 
                 −3.8194E+02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 4.0961E+03  
                 −1.6432E+05 
                 1.3290E+05 
                 3.0043E+03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −1.4631E+04 
                 3.1882E+06  
                 −1.1481E+06 
                 −1.0680E+04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 2.0715E+04  
                 −1.7563E+07 
                 3.7732E+06  
                 1.3826E+04 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.0107E+00 
                 −3.0532E+00 
                 −7.4231E−01 
                 2.2155E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 3.8803E+00  
                 −1.7079E+00 
                 −1.1152E+00 
                 1.6267E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −4.2860E+00 
                 8.7245E+00  
                 2.9613E+00 
                 −4.5228E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.1314E+02 
                 −3.7291E+01 
                 −9.2058E+00 
                 6.4630E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 1.5859E+03 
                 1.7181E+02  
                 1.7048E+01  
                 −5.8730E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −8.7686E+03 
                 −4.8143E+02 
                 −1.9563E+01 
                 3.4083E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 2.3054E+04  
                 6.7878E+02 
                 1.3110E+01  
                 −1.1920E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −2.3557E+04 
                 −3.6776E+02 
                 −4.1607E+00 
                 1.9105E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.23 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.87 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.45 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.88 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 45.6 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.37 
               
               
                 V1 
                 22.0 
                 Td [mm] 
                 1.783 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.79 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.87 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 0.65 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.75 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.00 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 91.2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     3rd Embodiment 
       FIG. 3A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 3B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 3rd embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 3A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  370 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  310 , an aperture stop  300 , a second lens element  320 , a third lens element  330 , a fourth lens element  340 , an IR-cut filter  350  and an image plane  360 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 310 - 340 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  310  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  311  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  312  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  310  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  320  with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface  321  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  322  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  320  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  330  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  331  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  332  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  330  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  340  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  341  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  342  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  340  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  342  of the fourth lens element  340  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  350  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  340  and the image plane  360 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  370  is disposed on the image plane  360  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 3 
               
               
                 f = 1.66 mm, Fno = 2.15, HFOV = 46.8 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.333 
                 ASP 
                 0.286 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 2.50 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 59.851 
                 ASP 
                 0.005 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.195 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −1.920 
                 ASP 
                 0.409 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.60 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.644 
                 ASP 
                 0.156 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.263 
                 ASP 
                 0.200 
                 Plastic 
                 1.650 
                 21.4 
                 −1.49 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.470 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.677 
                 ASP 
                 0.363 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 2.33 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 1.206 
                 ASP 
                 0.400 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.175 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.431 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 The effective radius of Surface 1 is 0.510 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −2.4704E+00  
                 9.0000E+01 
                 5.8947E+00 
                 −3.7972E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −3.4848E−02 
                 −3.8775E−01 
                 −9.3075E−01 
                 −3.3741E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −4.4471E−01 
                 −2.8417E+00 
                 3.6516E+00  
                 9.2277E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −4.9925E−01 
                 1.8185E+01  
                 −4.0769E+01 
                 −3.9461E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −1.2166E+01 
                 −2.0954E+01 
                 −4.4351E+00 
                 −1.9037E+01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 3.9114E+01 
                 −1.4998E+03 
                 1.2130E+03 
                 4.9148E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −1.7950E+02 
                 1.2389E+04 
                 −4.4615E+03 
                 1.0076E+02 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 3.3572E+02 
                 −2.9058E+04 
                 6.2425E+03 
                 8.0489E+01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.1491E+00 
                 −2.3808E+00 
                 −1.7649E+00 
                 −1.0689E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 4.2079E+00 
                 2.1562E−01 
                 −6.9591E−01 
                 9.1971E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.8310E+01 
                 −4.4239E+00 
                 1.2041E+00 
                 −3.0958E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 1.2287E+02  
                 1.8790E+01  
                 −2.9023E+00 
                 4.8713E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −3.9035E+02 
                 −4.1840E+01 
                 4.4195E+00 
                 −4.6279E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 8.5064E+02  
                 5.5883E+01 
                 −3.7857E+00 
                 2.6418E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −9.7331E+02 
                 −4.0255E+01 
                 1.6532E+00  
                 −8.3581E−01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 4.7213E+02 
                 1.4428E+01 
                 −2.8192E−01  
                 1.1204E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.66 
                 f2/f3 
                 −1.07 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.15 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.71 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 46.8 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.11 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 1.644 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4) 
                 0.48 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.77 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 2.01 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.54 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.66 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 93.6 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     4th Embodiment 
       FIG. 4A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 4B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 4th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 4A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  470 . The image capturing 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 fourth lens element  440 , an IR-cut filter  450  and an image plane  460 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 410 - 440 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  410  with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface  411  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  412  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  410  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  420  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  421  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  422  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  420  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  430  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  431  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  432  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  430  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  440  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  441  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  442  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  440  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  442  of the fourth lens element  440  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  450  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  440  and the image plane  460 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  470  is disposed on the image plane  460  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 4 
               
               
                 f = 1.15 mm, Fno = 2.22, HFOV = 48.5 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.999 
                 ASP 
                 0.200 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 −46.83 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 1.789 
                 ASP 
                 0.021 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.037 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.606 
                 ASP 
                 0.471 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 0.81 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.543 
                 ASP 
                 0.184 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.207 
                 ASP 
                 0.209 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −1.22 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.393 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.747 
                 ASP 
                 0.319 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 1.62 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 4.607 
                 ASP 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.130 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −2.2996E+01 
                   3.4247E+01 
                   9.8701E+00 
                 −4.2975E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −2.1353E−01 
                 −2.0670E+00 
                 −2.2221E+00 
                 −6.3795E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −3.6880E+00 
                 −3.6063E+01 
                 −8.7081E+00 
                 −6.5092E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   5.2789E+01 
                   6.9201E+02 
                   1.4888E+02 
                   4.6114E+01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −6.4083E+02 
                 −4.8238E+03 
                 −8.2602E+03 
                 −4.7532E+02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   4.0983E+03 
                 −1.6432E+05 
                   1.3290E+05 
                   3.0044E+03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −1.4631E+04 
                   3.1882E+06 
                 −1.1481E+06 
                 −1.0679E+04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   2.0715E+04 
                 −1.7563E+07 
                   3.7732E+06 
                   1.3828E+04 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.0439E+00 
                 −2.0056E+00 
                 −6.4024E−01 
                 −3.3636E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   4.2327E+00 
                 −9.7476E−01 
                 −8.3147E−01 
                   1.0958E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −3.4551E+00 
                   1.0236E+01 
                   2.1761E+00 
                 −1.7086E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.0303E+02 
                 −3.7610E+01 
                 −4.8336E+00 
                   1.3575E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                   1.5970E+03 
                   1.6620E+02 
                   5.0397E+00 
                 −2.6285E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −8.9315E+03 
                 −4.9093E+02 
                 −4.1411E+00 
                   4.3863E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   2.3054E+04 
                   6.8046E+02 
                   3.4069E+00 
                 −3.3963E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −2.3558E+04 
                 −3.4010E+02 
                 −1.6576E+00 
                   9.5967E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.15 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.66 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.22 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.71 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 48.5 
                 f/f3 
                 −0.94 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 1.471 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.65 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.82 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 0.49 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.30 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 −0.02 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 97.0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     5th Embodiment 
       FIG. 5A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 5B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 5th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 5A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  570 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  510 , an aperture stop  500 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , a fourth lens element  540 , an IR-cut filter  550  and an image plane  560 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 510 - 540 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  510  with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface  511  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  512  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  510  is made of glass material. 
     The second lens element  520  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  521  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  522  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  520  is made of glass material. 
     The third lens element  530  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  531  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  532  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  530  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  540  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  541  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  542  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  540  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  542  of the fourth lens element  540  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  550  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  540  and the image plane  560 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  570  is disposed on the image plane  560  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 5 
               
               
                 f = 2.24 mm, Fno = 2.51, HFOV = 44.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.367 
                 ASP 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 2.144 
                 17.8 
                 −13.68 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 1.110 
                 ASP 
                 0.144 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.015 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 3.909 
                 ASP 
                 1.483 
                 Glass 
                 1.525 
                 70.3 
                 1.60 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.932 
                 ASP 
                 0.325 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.341 
                 ASP 
                 0.277 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 23.5 
                 −1.72 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.651 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.897 
                 ASP 
                 0.606 
                 Plastic 
                 1.565 
                 57.0 
                 2.00 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 3.302 
                 ASP 
                 0.800 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.342 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                   1.1992E+00 
                   1.9195E+00 
                   2.1734E+01 
                 −7.2786E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   5.8324E−02  
                   1.2422E−01 
                 −9.9032E−02 
                 −1.2252E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.4402E−01 
                 −5.2189E−01 
                   5.9983E+00 
                   5.2990E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.0028E+00 
                   4.2713E+00 
                 −1.1966E+02 
                 −3.0301E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −4.0021E+00 
                   1.8016E+01 
                   1.4083E+03 
                   7.9248E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   8.9035E+00 
                 −4.2193E+02 
                 −9.4428E+03 
                 −1.0795E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −9.8479E+00 
                   2.2697E+03 
                   3.3923E+04 
                   6.3429E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   3.0263E+00 
                 −4.1004E+03 
                 −5.0610E+04 
                 −8.0066E−01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.8774E−01 
                 −3.1767E+00 
                 −8.3817E−01 
                 −2.4331E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   2.5606E+00 
                 −1.2881E−01 
                 −4.2259E−01 
                   3.5717E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −7.9740E+00 
                 −6.6170E−01 
                   4.3675E−01  
                 −4.5759E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.4853E+01 
                   1.1888E+00 
                 −4.6275E−01 
                   2.9937E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −1.1480E+01 
                 −4.2607E−01 
                   3.1380E−01  
                 −1.1921E−01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −4.4740E+00 
                 −5.1720E−01 
                 −1.2912E−01 
                   2.8364E−02 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   1.2594E+01 
                   5.0722E−01 
                   2.9275E−02 
                 −3.7104E−03 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −5.4160E+00 
                 −1.2485E−01 
                 −2.8533E−03 
                   2.0238E−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] 
                 2.24 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.93 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.51 
                 |f/f4| 
                 1.12 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 44.2 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.30 
               
               
                 V1 
                 17.8 
                 Td [mm] 
                 3.150 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 1.25 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.85 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 0.61 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 3.25 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 −0.16 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 88.4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     6th Embodiment 
       FIG. 6A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 6B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 6th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 6A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  670 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  610 , an aperture stop  600 , a second lens element  620 , a third lens element  630 , a fourth lens element  640 , an IR-cut filter  650  and an image plane  660 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 610 - 640 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  610  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  611  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  612  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  610  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  620  with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface  621  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  622  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  620  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  630  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  631  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  632  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  630  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  640  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  641  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  642  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  640  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  642  of the fourth lens element  640  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  650  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  640  and the image plane  660 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  670  is disposed on the image plane  660  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 6 
               
               
                 f = 1.27 mm, Fno = 2.10, HFOV = 44.4 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.393 
                 ASP 
                 0.280 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 3.85 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 −16.057 
                 ASP 
                 0.017 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.044 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −30.373 
                 ASP 
                 0.755 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 0.87 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.468 
                 ASP 
                 0.121 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.246 
                 ASP 
                 0.240 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 23.5 
                 −0.90 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.594 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.639 
                 ASP 
                 0.522 
                 Plastic 
                 1.530 
                 55.8 
                 1.47 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 2.521 
                 ASP 
                 0.400 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.175 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.073 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                   1.7241E+00 
                 −8.9754E+01 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                 −7.5923E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   2.1410E−01 
                   1.4516E+00 
                   1.5168E−01  
                 −5.4982E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.3810E−01 
                 −1.0826E+01 
                   4.8929E+00 
                   2.0791E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   2.3555E+01 
                   1.9495E+02 
                 −3.2116E+01 
                   8.2787E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −2.5034E+02 
                 −5.1780E+02 
                 −2.6801E+03 
                 −1.4893E+02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   1.4357E+03 
                 −5.7593E+04 
                   4.6579E+04 
                   1.0534E+03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −4.2381E+03 
                   9.2351E+05 
                 −3.3256E+05 
                 −3.0936E+03 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   4.9589E+03 
                 −4.2045E+06 
                   9.0327E+05 
                   3.3098E+03 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.9704E−01 
                 −3.7851E+00 
                 −7.3474E−01 
                 −2.0751E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   2.9255E+00 
                 −1.3600E+00 
                 −1.2133E+00 
                   1.8260E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.4852E+00 
                   5.5927E+00 
                   3.0817E+00 
                 −5.9653E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −5.7718E+01 
                 −1.8755E+01 
                 −1.0034E+01 
                   9.6816E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                   6.7135E+02 
                   7.3016E+01 
                   1.9498E+01 
                 −9.2466E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −3.0733E+03 
                 −1.6937E+02 
                 −2.1549E+01 
                   5.1894E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   6.6780E+03 
                   1.9522E+02 
                   1.2590E+01 
                 −1.5760E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −5.6393E+03 
                 −8.6932E+01 
                 −3.0510E+00 
                   1.9769E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.27 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.97 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.10 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.86 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 44.4 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.41 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 2.009 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.72 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.89 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 1.03 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 2.05 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.33 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 88.8 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     7th Embodiment 
       FIG. 7A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 7B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 7th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 7A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  770 . The image capturing 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 , an IR-cut filter  750  and an image plane  760 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 710 - 740 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  710  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  711  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  712  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  710  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  720  with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface  721  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  722  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  720  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  730  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  731  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  732  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  730  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  740  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  741  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  742  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  740  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  742  of the fourth lens element  740  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  750  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  740  and the image plane  760 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  770  is disposed on the image plane  760  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 7 
               
               
                 f = 1.57 mm, Fno = 2.05, HFOV = 48.5 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.052 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.142 
                 ASP 
                 0.279 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 2.84 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 4.008 
                 ASP 
                 0.159 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −4.075 
                 ASP 
                 0.614 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.24 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.608 
                 ASP 
                 0.142 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.255 
                 ASP 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −1.37 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.487 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.636 
                 ASP 
                 0.414 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 2.35 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 0.998 
                 ASP 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.175 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.141 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −5.4318E−01 
                   6.9324E+01 
                   6.0179E+01 
                 −4.8138E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   1.1275E−01 
                 −3.4138E−01 
                 −6.6571E−01 
                 −8.5384E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.4350E+00 
                 −2.7321E+00 
                   4.9846E−01 
                 −6.6518E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   6.0529E+00 
                   2.0740E+01 
                 −4.5807E+00 
                 −2.1554E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                   4.7148E+01 
                 −7.0776E+01 
                 −1.7027E+02 
                 −7.9977E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −1.4571E+02 
                 −1.4998E+03 
                   1.2130E+03 
                   2.5638E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −3.8164E+03 
                   1.2389E+04 
                 −4.4615E+03 
                 −4.3167E+01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   1.5882E+04 
                 −2.9058E+04 
                   6.2425E+03 
                   7.2938E+01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.1103E+00 
                 −3.0258E+00 
                 −9.3042E−01 
                 −5.1455E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   5.4423E+00 
                   4.5345E−01 
                 −7.7223E−01 
                   7.0200E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −3.5666E+01 
                 −4.9768E+00 
                   9.4468E−01 
                 −1.5850E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.3446E+02 
                   1.9752E+01 
                 −1.3669E+00 
                   1.7028E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −2.5131E+02 
                 −4.2912E+01 
                   1.1409E+00 
                 −1.1082E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −7.3665E+01 
                   5.3544E+01 
                 −5.2307E−01 
                   4.3302E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   1.1117E+03 
                 −3.5702E+01 
                   1.2365E−01 
                 −9.2838E−02 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −1.2600E+03 
                   1.0063E+01 
                 −1.1645E−02 
                   8.3092E−03 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.57 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.91 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.05 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.67 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 48.5 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.15 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 1.868 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.67 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.82 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 1.35 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.65 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.55 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 97.0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     8th Embodiment 
       FIG. 8A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 8B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 8th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 8A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  870 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  810 , an aperture stop  800 , a second lens element  820 , a third lens element  830 , a fourth lens element  840 , an IR-cut filter  850  and an image plane  860 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 810 - 840 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  810  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  811  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  812  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  810  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  820  with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface  821  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  822  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  820  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  830  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  831  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  832  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  830  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  840  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  841  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  842  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  840  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  842  of the fourth lens element  840  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  850  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  840  and the image plane  860 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  870  is disposed on the image plane  860  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 8 
               
               
                 f = 1.68 mm, Fno = 2.10, HFOV = 46.0 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.787 
                 ASP 
                 0.278 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 3.81 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 12.133 
                 ASP 
                 0.022 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.145 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.839 
                 ASP 
                 0.668 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.38 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.668 
                 ASP 
                 0.194 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.273 
                 ASP 
                 0.230 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 23.5 
                 −1.18 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.569 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.784 
                 ASP 
                 0.496 
                 Plastic 
                 1.530 
                 55.8 
                 1.65 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 5.992 
                 ASP 
                 0.400 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.175 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.472 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.3232E+00 
                   5.3151E+01 
                   5.1693E+01 
                 −5.9308E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   1.6281E−02 
                 −1.2122E−02 
                 −2.5602E−01 
                 −1.1508E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                   1.5823E−01 
                 −1.1940E+00 
                 −1.0332E+00 
                 −6.8787E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   5.9941E−01 
                   1.2093E+01 
                   1.0464E+01 
                 −9.7964E−02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −1.3812E+01 
                 −2.0003E+01 
                 −1.9940E+02 
                 −6.2734E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   4.5317E+01 
                 −1.4998E+03 
                   1.2130E+03 
                   2.8529E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −4.4460E+01 
                   1.2389E+04 
                 −4.4615E+03 
                 −4.4589E+01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −4.7734E+01 
                 −2.9058E+04 
                   6.2425E+03 
                   2.7908E+01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.0578E+00 
                 −3.0032E+00 
                 −8.6121E−01 
                   5.6610E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   4.0391E+00 
                   9.4553E−02 
                 −6.6716E−01 
                   7.7788E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.6571E+01 
                 −4.4170E+00 
                   1.1395E+00 
                 −1.2944E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.2417E+02 
                   1.9085E+01 
                 −1.7698E+00 
                   1.0967E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −3.9394E+02 
                 −4.1568E+01 
                   1.6239E+00 
                 −5.7605E−01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   8.2748E+02 
                   5.5376E+01 
                 −8.6944E−01 
                   1.8609E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −9.7331E+02 
                 −4.1902E+01 
                   2.5418E−01 
                 −3.3617E−02 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   4.7213E+02 
                   1.3653E+01 
                 −3.1838E−02 
                   2.5144E−03 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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] 
                 1.68 
                 f2/f3 
                 −1.17 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.10 
                 |f/f4| 
                 1.02 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 46.0 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.42 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 2.063 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.67 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.81 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 1.42 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.99 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.44 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 92.0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     9th Embodiment 
       FIG. 9A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 9B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 9th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 9A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  970 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element  910 , an aperture stop  900 , a second lens element  920 , a third lens element  930 , a fourth lens element  940 , an IR-cut filter  950  and an image plane  960 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 910 - 940 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  910  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  911  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  912  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  910  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  920  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  921  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  922  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  920  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  930  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  931  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  932  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  930  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  940  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  941  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  942  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  940  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  942  of the fourth lens element  940  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  950  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  940  and the image plane  960 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  970  is disposed on the image plane  960  of the image capturing lens system. 
     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 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 9 
               
               
                 f = 0.92 mm, Fno = 2.45, HFOV = 43.9 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 100.000 
                 ASP 
                 0.205 
                 Plastic 
                 1.633 
                 23.4 
                 13.12 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 −9.046 
                 ASP 
                 0.017 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.024 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.695 
                 ASP 
                 0.475 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 0.54 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.319 
                 ASP 
                 0.100 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.148 
                 ASP 
                 0.160 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −0.65 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.329 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.595 
                 ASP 
                 0.239 
                 Plastic 
                 1.530 
                 55.8 
                 1.28 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 4.109 
                 ASP 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.145 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.151 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 18 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                   9.0000E+01 
                   3.3243E+01 
                 −6.6437E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   2.5656E−01 
                   2.4894E+00 
                 −1.9077E+00 
                 −1.5093E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.0613E+00 
                 −9.5530E+01 
                 −1.3506E+01 
                   4.3096E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.6769E+02 
                   3.0126E+03 
                   1.0928E+01 
                   1.6065E+02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −3.7307E+03 
                 −2.3016E+04 
                 −4.4021E+04 
                 −2.9203E+03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   3.9786E+04 
                 −1.5960E+06 
                   1.2908E+06 
                   2.9181E+04 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −2.1485E+05 
                   4.6819E+07 
                 −1.6860E+07 
                 −1.5683E+05 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   4.5990E+05 
                 −3.8994E+08 
                   8.3772E+07 
                   3.0696E+05 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.0921E+00 
                 −2.4247E+00 
                 −6.0015E−01 
                   3.3921E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   8.8579E+00 
                 −1.7457E+00 
                 −1.8642E+00 
                   3.4965E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −9.7201E+00 
                   2.7059E+01 
                   4.2816E+00 
                 −1.7965E+01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −4.6210E+02 
                 −1.6609E+02 
                 −3.6842E+01 
                   3.3243E+01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                   1.0079E+04 
                   1.0699E+03 
                   9.4802E+01 
                 −3.1178E+01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −8.5169E+04 
                 −4.7330E+03 
                 −1.9140E+02 
                   1.8452E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   3.3855E+05 
                   1.0605E+04 
                   3.6755E+02 
                 −3.7397E+01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −5.2300E+05 
                 −7.7191E+03 
                 −9.3365E+02 
                   3.7762E+01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     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: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f [mm] 
                 0.92 
                 f2/f3 
                 −0.83 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.45 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.72 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 43.9 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.42 
               
               
                 V1 
                 23.4 
                 Td [mm] 
                 1.250 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.79 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.86 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 0.68 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.30 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.07 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 87.8 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     10th Embodiment 
       FIG. 10A  is a schematic view of an imaging device according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 10B  shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the imaging device according to the 10th embodiment. 
     In  FIG. 10A , the imaging device includes the image capturing lens system (not otherwise herein labeled) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1070 . The image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  1000 , a first lens element  1010 , a second lens element  1020 , a third lens element  1030 , a fourth lens element  1040 , an IR-cut filter  1050  and an image plane  1060 , wherein the image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements ( 1010 - 1040 ) with refractive power. 
     The first lens element  1010  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  1011  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  1012  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the first lens element  1010  is made of plastic material. 
     The second lens element  1020  with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface  1021  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  1022  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the second lens element  1020  is made of plastic material. 
     The third lens element  1030  with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface  1031  in a paraxial region thereof and a convex image-side surface  1032  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the third lens element  1030  is made of plastic material. 
     The fourth lens element  1040  with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface  1041  in a paraxial region thereof and a concave image-side surface  1042  in a paraxial region thereof, which are both aspheric, and the fourth lens element  1040  is made of plastic material. Furthermore, the image-side surface  1042  of the fourth lens element  1040  has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The IR-cut filter  1050  is made of glass and located between the fourth lens element  1040  and the image plane  1060 , and will not affect the focal length of the image capturing lens system. The image sensor  1070  is disposed on the image plane  1060  of the image capturing lens system. 
     The detailed optical data of the 10th embodiment are shown in Table 19 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 20 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 19 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Embodiment 10 
               
               
                 f = 1.80 mm, Fno = 2.12, HFOV = 47.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Focal 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 Index 
                 Abbe # 
                 Length 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.060 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.246 
                 ASP 
                 0.289 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 2.97 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 5.018 
                 ASP 
                 0.191 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −3.749 
                 ASP 
                 0.593 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.57 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 −0.733 
                 ASP 
                 0.156 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −0.288 
                 ASP 
                 0.248 
                 Plastic 
                 1.634 
                 23.8 
                 −1.33 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.584 
                 ASP 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.704 
                 ASP 
                 0.601 
                 Plastic 
                 1.535 
                 55.7 
                 2.05 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 1.382 
                 ASP 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 IR-cut filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.198 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 — 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 The effective radius of Surface 9 is 1.676 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 20 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −5.0585E−01 
                   9.0000E+01 
                   3.6143E+01 
                 −3.9805E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   8.6099E−02 
                 −2.2970E−01 
                 −4.8540E−01 
                 −1.5034E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −9.1382E−01 
                 −1.8900E+00 
                   2.7508E−01 
                 −5.1276E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   1.9706E+00 
                   1.1233E+01 
                 −2.0152E+00 
                 −1.5742E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                   1.9492E+01 
                 −3.0654E+01 
                 −6.3534E+01 
                 −3.0117E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −3.5519E+01 
                 −4.4967E+02 
                   3.6120E+02 
                   7.3424E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −8.0910E+02 
                   2.9681E+03 
                 −1.0702E+03 
                 −1.0241E+01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                   2.4600E+03 
                 −5.5960E+03 
                   1.2022E+03 
                   1.7746E+01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface  
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.1070E+00 
                 −2.9894E+00 
                 −9.3316E−01 
                 −5.2865E+00 
               
               
                 A3 = 
                   
                   
                 −1.4739E−01 
                   5.0831E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                   4.3809E+00 
                   4.3352E−01 
                 −3.5412E+00 
                   2.6512E+00 
               
               
                 A5 = 
                   
                   
                   2.4672E−02 
                   1.3099E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.6437E+01 
                 −3.7903E+00 
                   1.0303E+01 
                 −3.1255E+01 
               
               
                 A7 = 
                   
                   
                   3.7082E−02 
                   2.0652E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                   9.1296E+01 
                   1.0965E+01 
                 −3.1616E+01 
                   1.1148E+02 
               
               
                 A9 = 
                   
                   
                 −2.2687E−03 
                 −9.0797E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −1.5853E+02 
                 −1.4675E+01 
                   6.3626E+01 
                 −2.2327E+02 
               
               
                 A11 = 
                   
                   
                 −2.3794E−03  
                   3.6058E−01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                   8.3141E+00 
                   7.7310E+00 
                 −7.5604E+01 
                   2.6201E+02 
               
               
                 A13 = 
                   
                   
                   8.0966E−03 
                   1.7201E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                   3.8963E+02 
                   1.2159E+00 
                   4.7652E+01 
                 −1.7041E+02 
               
               
                 A15 = 
                   
                   
                 −5.5857E−02  
                   1.0396E−01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −3.9976E+02 
                 −1.8447E+00 
                 −1.2153E+01 
                   4.7523E+01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 10th 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 10th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 19 and Table 20 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 f [mm] 
                 1.80 
                 f2/f3 
                 −1.18 
               
               
                 Fno 
                 2.12 
                 |f/f4| 
                 0.88 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 47.2 
                 f/f3 
                 −1.35 
               
               
                 V1 
                 55.9 
                 Td [mm] 
                 2.108 
               
               
                 CT2/(CT1 + CT3 + CT4)  
                 0.52 
                 ΣCT/Td 
                 0.82 
               
               
                 (R3 + R4)/(R3 − R4) 
                 1.49 
                 Td/tan(HFOV) [mm] 
                 1.95 
               
               
                 f/f1 
                 0.61 
                 FOV [deg.] 
                 94.4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be noted that TABLES 1-20 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.