IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS
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1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing unit which converts an optical image of an object into an electrical signal; and
an optical element arranged in front of said image capturing unit, wherein minute particles of a single layer are arrayed on a surface of said optical element on an object side.
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This invention can suppress adhesion of dust to the surface of an optical filter and the cover glass surface of a solid-state image sensor without any optically adverse effect. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device which converts the optical image of an object into an electrical signal, and an optical element (11) arranged in front of the image capturing device. Minute particles of a single layer (11a) are arrayed on a surface of the optical element on the object side.
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1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
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an image capturing unit which converts an optical image of an object into an electrical signal; and
an optical element arranged in front of said image capturing unit, wherein minute particles of a single layer are arrayed on a surface of said optical element on an object side. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit which converts an optical image of an object into an electrical signal,
wherein minute particles of a single layer are arrayed on a surface of said image capturing unit on an object side.
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