Multifunction lens

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2002-10-07

2008-08-19

Misleh, Justin P (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

C348S234000, C348S374000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07414662

ABSTRACT:
An image capture apparatus having a multifunction lens and a method for capturing an image are disclosed. The multifunction lens has an imaging lens portion adapted to focus a scene onto an image sensor array and a luminance channel portion adapted to channel luminance of the scene onto a luminance photo detector. Due to a single piece design of the multifunction lens of the present invention, compared to the prior art built-in luminance metering system, the costs of manufacture are decreased, bulk to the imaging system is decreased, and reliability of the imaging system is increased.

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