Patent ID: 7029129

Claim:
A projection display apparatus comprising: a plurality of luminous bodies; a luminous body driving portion configured to drive and turn on each of the plurality of luminous bodies; a plurality of light leading members configured to optically separately lead and project light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies which are turned on by the luminous body driving portion; a movable portion configured to enable relative movement of the plurality of light leading members and the luminous bodies; a light selection control portion configured to control at least one of the movable portion and the luminous body driving portion in such a manner that light beams which enter the plurality of light leading members are selected from the light beams exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies; a light modulation element configured to modulate light in accordance with image data; an illumination member configured to illuminate the light modulation element with light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members; and a display control portion configured to control the light selection control portion and the light modulation element in such a manner that the light modulation element suitable for light beams exiting from the plurality of light leading members is illuminated with the exiting light beams.