Patent ID: 7670067

Claim:
A digital camera shutter apparatus, comprising: a) a shutter and aperture device; b) an actuator stepper motor; c) a drive shaft; d) a CMOS I/O driver; e) said shutter and aperture device positioned on an optical axis of a moveable lens group and mechanically attached to said moveable lens group; e) said actuator stepper motor located in a fixed location external to said moveable lens group and mechanically coupled to said shutter and aperture device by said drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft further comprises: i) a slotted cap to receive rotation from the actuator stepper motor; ii) a slider that engages the shutter and aperture device to impart said rotation to the shutter and aperture device; and f) said CMOS I/O driver integrated onto an integrated circuit chip comprising control circuitry and providing control signals to said actuator motor.