JP2008076511A - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus capable of performing wide angle photography and telephotography while maintaining the thinning of a digital camera and restraining cost rise to the utmost. <P>SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus has: a narrow-angle telephoto optical system where an optical path comprising an inner lens is formed in a direction nearly parallel with an imaging surface by changing incident light to a nearly orthogonal direction; a wide angle optical system where an optical path comprising an inner lens is formed in a direction nearly orthogonal to the optical path of the narrow-angle telephoto optical system; an imaging device which receives emitted light from either the narrow-angle telephoto optical system or the wide angle optical system and forms a subject image; and an incident light selecting member which selectively switches the incident light on the imaging device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, and more particularly to an imaging apparatus including an optical system for wide-angle image shooting and an optical system for narrow-angle image shooting.

  In recent years, digital cameras using an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) are rapidly spreading instead of conventional cameras using a silver salt film because of the remarkable spread of personal computers and their ease of use.

  With the rapid spread of digital cameras, their functions have also diversified. Recently, for example, a wide-angle shooting function that enables a wide range of shooting even in a narrow room is attracting attention. Several digital cameras have been proposed.

  Here, in a general digital camera equipped with the above-mentioned wide-angle shooting function, a high-precision lens is mounted, and the lens barrel is retracted to change the focal length, thereby supporting wide-angle shooting and zooming. Some employ a configuration (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Also, unlike the above-mentioned methods, a wide-angle image and a narrow-angle image are used for iris authentication on a mobile terminal, although the optical system for wide-angle shooting and the optical system for telephoto shooting are provided separately or for different purposes. There has also been proposed a portable terminal provided with an image pickup unit that can be switched and photographed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2006-217186 A JP 2003-256819 A

  However, in a digital camera that retracts the lens barrel, the shooting quality depends on the characteristics of the lens, and the digital camera itself cannot be thinned because the lens barrel is retracted. is there. On the other hand, in the method in which the optical system for wide-angle shooting and the optical system for telephoto shooting are separately provided, if the image pickup device is provided separately for each optical system, the image pickup device itself is expensive. There is a problem that the cost of the camera itself is greatly increased.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides an imaging apparatus that enables wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting while maintaining a thin digital camera and suppressing cost increase as much as possible. With the goal.

The present invention proposes the following items in order to solve the above problems.
(1) The present invention relates to a narrow-angle telephoto optical system in which incident light is changed in a substantially orthogonal direction to form an optical path composed of an inner lens in a direction substantially parallel to the imaging surface, and the narrow-angle telephoto optical system. A wide-angle optical system in which an optical path composed of an inner lens is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the optical path, and light emitted from either the narrow-angle telephoto optical system or the wide-angle optical system are received to form a subject image. And an incident light selection member that selectively switches incident light to the image sensor.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to perform wide-angle shooting and narrow-angle telephoto shooting while maintaining a thin digital camera and suppressing cost increase as much as possible.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
Note that the constituent elements in the present embodiment can be appropriately replaced with existing constituent elements and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing constituent elements are possible. Therefore, the description of the present embodiment does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

<First Embodiment>
The imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Appearance configuration of imaging device>
The external configuration of the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 1 (a) is a front view thereof, and FIG. 1 (b) is a rear view thereof. . As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) includes a strobe light emitting unit 1 and an imaging lens (lens group) 2 on the front side thereof. The imaging lens (lens group) 2 is used for wide-angle shooting. It is composed of a first lens 20 and a second lens 30 for narrow-angle telephoto shooting. FIG. 1A shows a configuration in which the first lens 20 for wide-angle shooting and the second lens 30 for narrow-angle telephoto shooting are arranged side by side, but the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting is shown. 1 is not limited to the arrangement example shown in FIG. 1A, for example, the first lens 20 for wide-angle shooting and the second lens 30 for narrow-angle telephoto shooting. May be arranged vertically.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, the mode dial 3, the liquid crystal monitor screen 4, the cursor key 5, the SET key 6, and the telephoto photographing are used on the rear surface of the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100). A zoom key (Wide button 7-1, Tele button 7-2) 7 and a shooting mode selection key 10 as selection means for selecting an imaging mode are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a shutter key 8, a power button 9, and the like are provided on the upper surface of the imaging device (digital camera 100). On the side surface, a connection portion of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal used when connecting an external device such as a personal computer or a modem with a USB cable, a slot for inserting a memory card, and the like are provided.

<Configuration of optical system>
Next, the configuration of the optical system of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the optical system of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an optical system for wide-angle shooting (for example, an optical system with a zoom fixed and a focal length of 23 mm) and an optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting (for example, Optical system with a focal length of 39 mm to 114 mm) is provided separately. The optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting includes a second lens 30, a reflecting mirror 31 as a reflecting member, and an optical zoom. The lens 32 and the first focus lens 33 are included, and the optical system for wide-angle shooting includes the first lens 20 and the second focus lens 21.

  Furthermore, a movable movable reflecting mirror 40 as an incident light selection member that is movable with a point a as a fulcrum in the drawing is disposed at the intersection of these optical paths. In the present embodiment, incident light from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system is reflected by the reflecting mirror 31 in a direction parallel to the imaging surface of the imaging apparatus, and the optical that is the inner lens in the direction parallel to the imaging surface. A long optical path length is secured by arranging the zoom lens 32 and the first focus lens 33.

  In addition, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) 50 as an image sensor is disposed on the optical path of the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting reflected by the reflecting mirror 31 and in the direction orthogonal to the optical path of the optical system for wide-angle shooting. Is provided. Furthermore, a rotation motor (not shown) is provided as a control means for driving the light movable reflecting mirror 40 to rotate.

  The optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting has an optical zoom function and an autofocus (AF) function, and the optical zoom lens 32 and the first focus lens 33 are in the optical axis direction parallel to the imaging surface. The zoom position and focus position detection sensors (not shown), a zoom motor that moves the optical zoom lens 32, a focus motor that moves the first focus lens 33, and the like are provided. Thereby, for example, an optical system having a focal length of 39 mm to 114 mm is realized without performing a retracting operation of the lens barrel portion.

  On the other hand, the optical system for wide-angle shooting is a zoom-fixed optical system in which the second focus lens 21 is disposed so as to be movable in the optical axis direction orthogonal to the imaging surface, and a position detection sensor for a focus position (not shown). In addition, a focus motor or the like that moves the second focus lens 21 is provided. Thereby, for example, an optical system for wide-angle photographing with a focal length of 23 mm is configured.

  When the imaging mode selection key 10 selects an imaging mode using an optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting, the light movable reflecting mirror 40 is used for wide-angle shooting with the point a as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. It moves so as to block light from the optical system, and guides light from the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting to the CCD 50 as an image sensor.

  On the other hand, when an imaging mode by the optical system for wide-angle shooting is selected by the shooting mode selection key 10, the light movable reflecting mirror 40 is used for narrow-angle telephoto shooting with point a as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. Is rotated so as to block light from the optical system, and guides the light from the optical system for wide-angle shooting to the CCD 50 as an image sensor.

  Accordingly, the movable movable reflecting mirror 40 is appropriately rotated according to the selection of the imaging mode by the imaging mode selection key 10, so that the single CCD 50 can be used for the imaging mode by the wide-angle imaging optical system and the narrow-angle telephoto imaging. Both of the imaging modes by the optical system can be supported.

  In the present embodiment, in order to realize the above function, the surface of the movable movable reflecting mirror 40 on the optical system side for wide-angle shooting is subjected to mirror surface processing, so that the optical system side for narrow-angle telephoto shooting is provided. The surface is preferably subjected to mirror surface treatment or light shielding treatment. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the reflective mirror 31 was illustrated as a reflective member, you may comprise this with a prism etc.

<Electrical configuration of imaging device>
As shown in FIG. 5, the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment includes an imaging lens 62, a lens driving block 63, a diaphragm / shutter 64, a CCD 50, a TG (Timing Generator) 66, and a unit. A circuit 67, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 68, a memory 69, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 70, an image display unit 71, a key input unit 72, an external communication I / F (Interface) 73, A strobe driving unit 74, a strobe light emitting unit 75, a card I / F (Interface) 76, and a movable reflecting mirror driving unit 77 are provided. The card I / F 76 has a card slot of the digital camera 100 main body (not shown). A memory card is inserted and removed It is connected to the function.

  The imaging lens 62 includes a focus lens and a zoom lens, and a lens driving block 63 is connected thereto. The lens drive block 63 drives a focus motor and a zoom motor that drive a focus lens and a zoom lens (not shown) in an optical axis direction parallel to the imaging surface, respectively, and drives the focus motor and the zoom motor in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 70, respectively. It consists of a focus driver and a zoom motor driver.

  In the present embodiment, since the optical system for wide-angle shooting and the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting are provided separately, a focus driver and a zoom motor are selected according to the imaging mode. The driver drives the corresponding focus motor and zoom motor, respectively. In this embodiment, since the optical system for wide-angle shooting is fixed at zoom, the zoom motor is not provided in the optical system for wide-angle shooting.

  The aperture / shutter 64 includes a drive circuit (not shown), and this drive circuit operates the aperture / shutter according to a control signal sent from the CPU 70. The aperture / shutter 64 functions as an aperture and a shutter.

  Here, the aperture refers to a mechanism that controls the amount of light that enters from the imaging lens 62, and the shutter refers to a mechanism that controls the time during which light is applied to the CCD 50. In addition, since the time during which light is applied to the CCD 50 (exposure time) varies depending on the shutter opening / closing speed (shutter speed), the amount of exposure can be determined by the aperture and the shutter speed.

  The CCD 50 converts the light of the subject projected via the imaging lens 62 and the aperture / shutter 64 into an electrical signal and outputs it to the unit circuit 67 as an imaging signal. The CCD 50 is driven according to a timing signal having a predetermined frequency generated by the TG 66. Note that a unit circuit 67 is connected to the TG 66.

  The unit circuit 67 is a CDS (Correlated Double Sampling) circuit that holds the imaging signal output from the CCD 50 by correlated double sampling, an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) circuit that performs automatic gain adjustment of the imaging signal after the sampling, The analog imaging signal after automatic gain adjustment is composed of an A / D converter that converts it into a digital signal. The imaging signal of the CCD 50 is sent to the CPU 70 as a digital signal through the unit circuit 67.

  The CPU 70 performs image processing (pixel interpolation processing, γ correction, luminance / color difference signal generation, white balance processing, exposure correction processing, etc.) of image data sent from the unit circuit 67, blur correction processing, and compression / decompression of image data. A one-chip microcomputer that has a function of performing processing (for example, compression / decompression in JPEG format) and the like, and controls each unit of the digital camera 100 according to a control program, and includes a clock circuit that measures time.

  The DRAM 68 is used as a buffer memory for temporarily storing image data sent to the CPU 70 after being imaged by the CCD 50 and also as a working memory for the CPU 70.

  The image display unit 71 includes a color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and its driving circuit, and displays a subject imaged by the CCD 50 as a through image when in a shooting standby state, and from a memory card when reproducing a recorded image. The read and expanded recorded image is displayed.

  The key input unit 72 includes a plurality of operation keys such as a shutter button, a mode key, a SET key, a cross key, and a shooting mode selection key, and outputs an operation signal according to the user's key operation to the CPU 70.

  The external communication I / F 73 is for inputting / outputting data to / from an external electronic device (for example, a personal computer), and enables input / output according to various interface standards such as the USB standard and the IEEE 1394 standard. It can be connected to electronic devices such as personal computers that can input and output data according to the above standards. In addition, image data may be input / output to / from an external electronic device by infrared communication based on the IrDA standard or wireless communication based on the Bluetooth standard.

  The strobe driving unit 74 drives the strobe light emitting unit 75 to flash according to the control signal of the CPU 70, and the strobe light emitting unit 75 thereby causes the strobe to flash. The CPU 70 determines whether or not the shooting scene is dark using a photometry circuit (not shown), and determines that the shooting scene is dark and controls the strobe driving unit 74 when shooting (when the shutter button is pressed). Output a signal.

  The memory 69 records and stores a program necessary for control of each part of the digital camera 100 by the CPU 70 and data necessary for control of each part, and the CPU 70 executes processing according to this program.

<Processing in narrow-angle telephoto mode>
Next, the processing operation in the narrow-angle telephoto shooting mode in the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment will be described.
When the CPU 70 inputs a signal indicating that the shooting mode selection key 10 has been operated so as to select the narrow-angle telephoto shooting mode by the user from the key input unit 72, the CPU 70 outputs a control signal to the movable reflecting mirror driving unit 77. Then, the light movable reflecting mirror 40 is rotated.

  As a result, the movable movable reflecting mirror 40 blocks the light from the wide-angle photographing optical system and reflects the light from the narrow-angle telephoto photographing optical system incident from the second lens 30 as shown in FIG. The position of the movable movable reflection mirror 40 is fixed so as to be guided to the CCD 50 through the mirror 31, the optical zoom lens 32, and the first focus lens 33. Then, an image of the subject from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system is formed on the CCD 50. By performing such control, it is possible to perform telephoto shooting.

<Processing in wide-angle shooting mode>
Next, the processing operation in the wide-angle shooting mode in the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment will be described.
When the CPU 70 inputs a signal indicating that the shooting mode selection key 10 has been operated so as to select the wide-angle shooting mode by the user from the key input unit 72, the CPU 70 outputs a control signal to the movable reflection mirror driving unit 77. The light movable reflecting mirror 40 is rotated.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the light movable reflecting mirror 40 blocks the light from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system and passes the light from the wide-angle optical system incident from the first lens 20 to the first. The position of the movable movable reflecting mirror 40 is fixed so as to be guided to the CCD 50 via the second focus lens 21 and the movable movable reflecting mirror 40. Then, an image of the subject from the wide-angle photographing optical system is formed on the CCD 50. By performing such control, for example, it is possible to take a wide range of images even in a narrow room.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, one image sensor can be obtained by selectively switching light incident from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system or the wide-angle optical system by controlling the operation of the movable movable mirror. Can realize wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting. In addition, since the optical system has been configured to provide the necessary focal length for wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting by providing a narrow-angle telephoto shooting optical system and a wide-angle shooting optical system, a digital camera It is possible to realize both wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting while maintaining a thin film.

<Second Embodiment>
An imaging apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Configuration of optical system>
As shown in FIG. 6, the optical system of the imaging apparatus according to this embodiment is provided with a wide-angle shooting optical system and a narrow-angle telephoto shooting optical system separately as in the first embodiment. It has a configuration. The optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting includes a second lens 30, a reflecting mirror 31 as a reflecting member, an optical zoom lens 32, and a first focus lens 33. The optical system for wide-angle shooting is The first lens 20 and the second focus lens 21 are configured.

  Furthermore, a movable movable reflecting mirror 41 as an incident light selecting member that is movable with a point a as a fulcrum in the drawing is disposed at the intersection of these optical paths. In the present embodiment, incident light from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system is reflected by the reflecting mirror 31 in a direction parallel to the imaging surface of the imaging apparatus, and the optical that is the inner lens in the direction parallel to the imaging surface. A long optical path length is secured by arranging the zoom lens 32 and the first focus lens 33.

  In addition, a CCD 50 as an image sensor is provided on the optical path of the optical system for wide-angle shooting and in the direction orthogonal to the optical path of the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting. Furthermore, a rotation motor (not shown) is provided as a control means for driving the light movable reflecting mirror 41 to rotate.

  The optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting has an optical zoom function and an autofocus (AF) function, and the optical zoom lens 32 as the inner lens and the first focus lens 33 are parallel to the imaging surface. A zoom position and focus position detection sensor (not shown), a zoom motor that moves the optical zoom lens 32, a focus motor that moves the first focus lens 33, and the like are provided. It has been. Thereby, for example, an optical system having a focal length of 39 mm to 114 mm is realized without performing a retracting operation of the lens barrel portion.

  On the other hand, in the optical system for wide-angle shooting, the second focus lens 21 is disposed so as to be movable in the optical axis direction orthogonal to the imaging surface, and includes a position detection sensor for focus position (not shown) and the second focus lens 21. A moving focus motor or the like is provided. Thereby, for example, an optical system for wide-angle photographing with a focal length of 23 mm is configured.

  When the imaging mode selection key 10 is used to select an imaging mode using the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting, the light movable reflecting mirror 41 uses a point a as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. The optical system for rotation is driven so as to block the light from the optical system, and the light from the optical system for narrow-angle telephoto shooting is reflected by the light movable reflecting mirror 41 and guided to the CCD 50 as an image sensor.

  On the other hand, when an imaging mode by the optical system for wide-angle shooting is selected by the shooting mode selection key 10, the light movable reflecting mirror 41 is for narrow-angle telephoto shooting with the point a as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. The optical system is rotated so as to block the light from the optical system, and the light from the optical system for wide-angle shooting is guided to the CCD 50 as an image sensor.

  Accordingly, by appropriately rotating the light movable reflecting mirror 41 according to the selection of the imaging mode by the shooting mode selection key 10, the single CCD 50 can be used for the imaging mode by the optical system for wide-angle shooting and for the narrow-angle telephoto shooting. Both of the imaging modes by the optical system can be supported.

  In the present embodiment, in order to realize the above function, the surface of the movable movable reflecting mirror 41 on the optical system side for narrow-angle telephoto shooting is subjected to mirror surface processing, so that the surface on the optical system side for wide-angle shooting is used. The surface is preferably subjected to mirror surface treatment or light shielding treatment. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the reflective mirror 31 was illustrated as a reflective member, you may comprise this with a prism etc.

<Processing in narrow-angle telephoto mode>
Next, the processing operation in the narrow-angle telephoto shooting mode in the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment will be described.
When the CPU 70 inputs a signal indicating that the shooting mode selection key 10 has been operated so as to select the narrow-angle telephoto shooting mode by the user from the key input unit 72, the CPU 70 outputs a control signal to the movable reflecting mirror driving unit 77. Then, the light movable reflecting mirror 41 is driven to rotate.

  As a result, the movable movable reflecting mirror 41 blocks the light from the wide-angle photographing optical system and reflects the light from the narrow-angle telephoto photographing optical system incident from the second lens 30 as shown in FIG. The position of the light movable reflecting mirror 41 is fixed so as to be guided to the CCD 50 via the mirror 31, the optical zoom lens 32, the first focus lens 33, and the light movable reflecting mirror 40. Then, an image of the subject from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system is formed on the CCD 50. By performing such control, it is possible to perform telephoto shooting.

<Processing in wide-angle shooting mode>
Next, the processing operation in the wide-angle shooting mode in the imaging apparatus (digital camera 100) according to the present embodiment will be described.
When the CPU 70 inputs a signal indicating that the shooting mode selection key 10 has been operated so as to select the wide-angle shooting mode by the user from the key input unit 72, the CPU 70 outputs a control signal to the movable reflection mirror driving unit 77. The light movable reflecting mirror 41 is rotated.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the light movable reflecting mirror 41 blocks the light from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system, and the light from the wide-angle optical optical system incident from the first lens 20 is the first. The position of the light movable reflecting mirror 41 is fixed so as to be guided to the CCD 50 via the second focus lens 21. Then, an image of the subject from the wide-angle photographing optical system is formed on the CCD 50. By performing such control, for example, it is possible to take a wide range of images even in a narrow room.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the light incident from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system or the wide-angle optical system is selectively controlled by controlling the operation of the light movable reflecting mirror. By switching to, wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting can be realized with a single image sensor. In addition, since the optical system has been configured to provide the necessary focal length for wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting by providing a narrow-angle telephoto shooting optical system and a wide-angle shooting optical system, a digital camera It is possible to realize both wide-angle shooting and telephoto shooting while maintaining a thin film.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is an external configuration diagram of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the optical system of the imaging device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the optical system when the wide-angle imaging | photography mode is selected in the imaging device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an optical system when a narrow-angle telephoto mode is selected in the imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is an electrical block diagram of the imaging device which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the optical system of the imaging device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of an optical system when the wide-angle imaging | photography mode is selected in the imaging device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of an optical system when the mode for narrow angle telephoto photography is selected in the imaging device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Strobe light emission part, 2 ... Imaging lens (lens group), 3 ... Mode dial, 4 ... LCD monitor screen, 5 ... Cursor key, 6 ... SET key, 7 ..Zoom key, 8 ... Shutter key, 9 ... Power button, 10 ... Shooting mode selection key, 20 ... First lens, 21 ... Second focus lens, 30 ... Second lens 31... Reflection mirror 32. Optical zoom lens 33. First focus lens 40. Light movable reflection mirror 50. CCD 62 62 Imaging Lens, 63 ... Lens drive block, 64 ... Shutter / shutter, 66 ... TG, 67 ... Unit circuit, 68 ... DRAM, 69 ... Memory, 70 ... CPU, 71 ... Image display part, 72 ... Key 73, external communication I / F, 74 ... strobe driving unit, 75 ... strobe light emitting unit, 76 ... card I / F, 77 ... movable reflection mirror driving unit, 100 ··Digital camera

Claims (6)

A narrow-angle telephoto optical system in which incident light is changed in a substantially orthogonal direction to form an optical path composed of an inner lens in a direction substantially parallel to the imaging surface;
A wide-angle optical system in which an optical path composed of an inner lens is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the optical path of the narrow-angle telephoto optical system;
An imaging element that receives light emitted from either the narrow-angle telephoto optical system or the wide-angle optical system and forms a subject image;
An incident light selection member that selectively switches incident light to the image sensor;
An imaging apparatus comprising:   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an optical path of the narrow-angle telephoto optical system and an optical path of the wide-angle optical system intersect, and the incident light selection member is disposed in the vicinity of the intersection.   2. The image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein the image pickup device is disposed on one of the optical paths for the narrow-angle telephoto optical system and the wide-angle optical system and in a direction substantially orthogonal to the other optical path. Imaging device. A selection unit that selects an imaging mode by the wide-angle optical system or the narrow-angle telephoto optical system, and a control unit that rotationally controls the operation of the incident light selection member,
When the imaging mode by the narrow-angle telephoto optical system is selected by the selection unit, the control unit causes the emitted light from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system to enter the imaging element, and from the wide-angle optical system Rotationally control the operation of the incident light selection member so as to block the emitted light of the image pickup device,
When the image pickup mode by the wide-angle optical system is selected by the selection means, the control means causes the light emitted from the wide-angle optical system to enter the image pickup device and output from the narrow-angle telephoto optical system. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the incident light selection member is rotationally controlled so as to block incident light from the imaging element.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the incident light selection member is a movable reflection mirror.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a light shielding process is performed on a back surface of the reflecting surface of the movable reflecting mirror.

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