Digital camera with tiltable image sensor

• US 20070071429A1
• Filed: 08/31/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Christian Woehler
• Inventors: Woehler, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 7,634,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/89
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 5/08 Swing backs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/58 Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors

Abstract

The invention relates to a camera for generating digital images with an image sensor that is configured to convert an image formed by a lens into electronic signals. The digital camera is characterized by that the image sensor is attached to a movement element with a controllable drive, the movement element rendering the image sensor tiltable so that an angle between the axis of the lens and a plane of the image sensor is modifiable.

Claims

1. Camera for generating digital images with an image sensor that is configured to convert an image formed by a lens into electronic signals, characterized by that the image sensor is attached to a movement element with a controllable drive, the movement element rendering the image sensor tiltable so that an angle between the axis of the lens and a plane of the image sensor is modifiable.

2. Camera according to claim 1, having a further autofocus element that is configured to determine from a distance measurement of an area a focus value of the lens and a tilt of the image sensor so that the area is sharply focusable onto the image sensor.

3. Camera according to claim 2, wherein the focusable area is visually marked in a display of the image for a user of the camera.

4. Camera according to claim 2, having a further provision for inputting a target area, wherein the autofocus element from a distance measurement of the target area aims for a tilt of the image sensor that renders the target area sharply focusable on the image sensor.

5. Camera according to claim 1 with a further control element with which a tilt of the image sensor is controllable by a user.

6. Camera according to claim 1, further with at least one control area that permits a visual control of the focus by the user.