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Video camera with interchangable optical sensors

  • US 20090278929A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2008
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A video camera system for rendering a video image of a scene, comprising:

  • an optical system having an field of view centered by an optical axis and optical elements configured to form a focused scene image at an image plane;

    a fixed base plate for fixedly supporting the optical system;

    a movable plate movably supported with respect to the fixed base plate for movement along a linear motion axis that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis;

    a sensor assembly fixedly attached to the movable plate comprising a plurality of optical sensors each having a substantially planar photo active area centered by a central axis suitable for generating electrical signals in proportion to an irradiance level generated by the scene image; and

    ,an actuator disposed between the fixed base plate and the movable plate for moving the movable plate along the linear motion axis to position any one of the plurality of optical sensors to an imaging position wherein the active area of the optical sensor in the imaging position is substantially coplanar with the image plane and the central axis of the optical sensor in the imaging position is substantially coaxially aligned with the with the optical axis.

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