Image pickup apparatus capable of automatically tracking object

Details Image pickup apparatus capable of automatically tracking object Image pickup apparatus capable of automatically tracking object

1998-04-30

1999-08-31

Ben, Loha

Optical: systems and elements

Optical modulator

Light wave temporal modulation

359814, 359822, 359824, 310328, 310 905, G02F 109, G02B 702

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059461276

ABSTRACT:
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit in the form of a hollow ball having an image sensor inside thereof and a lens for focusing an optical image onto the image sensor, a first magnetic member fixedly attached to the image pickup unit, a holder for rotatably holding the image pickup unit, a second magnetic member for magnetically attracting the first magnetic member, and a mover for moving the second magnetic member to thereby rotate the image pickup unit so that the lens orients in a desired direction.

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