Patent ID: 7525581

Claim:
A zoom camera for use with an electronic device, comprising: a base member having an image sensor coupled thereto; a guide cylinder member including at least two groups of linear guide grooves formed in a lengthwise direction of the guide cylinder member; a driving motor for providing a rotational force; a cam barrel coupled to an outer circumference of the guide cylinder member and including at least two groups of cam slots formed therein the cam barrel and the guide cylinder member adapted to provide a relative rotation with respect to each other in response to the rotational force of the driving motor; at least two lens frames each having at least two linear guide portions radially extending outwards and respectively inserted in the corresponding linear guides grooves of the guide cylinder member for guiding the lens frames thereby, the lens frames having a plurality of cam pins radially extending outwards from the linear guide portions and respectively inserted in the corresponding cam slots of the cam barrel for guiding movement of the lens frames; at least two lenses respectively fixed in the corresponding lens frames; and a connector for connecting the zoom camera to the electronic device.