DICHROIC APERTURE FOR ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A filter for a camera, comprising:
- a first aperture having a first light-transmissive property; and
a second aperture adjacent the first aperture, the second aperture having a second light-transmissive property;
whereinthe first and second light-transmissive properties are different.
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Abstract
A dichroic filter that for use with an electronic imaging device, such as a camera. The dichroic filter is located in the main imaging lens, and may permit all light to pass through a first portion and be measured by a photosensor, while restricting at least some portions of visible light from passing through a second portion thereof. In this manner, only the non-restricted portions of visible light passing through the second portion may be measured by the associated pixels of the photosensor. The filter may be formed from a first aperture permitting a first set of wavelengths to pass therethrough and a second aperture adjacent the first aperture, the second aperture permitting only a subset of the first set of wavelengths to pass therethrough. The second aperture may be a dichroic mirror or it may be an optical filter of some other type.
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16 Claims
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1. A filter for a camera, comprising:
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a first aperture having a first light-transmissive property; and a second aperture adjacent the first aperture, the second aperture having a second light-transmissive property;
whereinthe first and second light-transmissive properties are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic imaging device, comprising:
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a filter; a photosensor operatively connected to the filter; and a processor operatively connected to the photosensor;
whereinthe filter defines at least a first and second region; the first region focuses light of a first wavelength set on a first portion of the photosensor; the second region focuses light of a second wavelength set on a second portion of the photosensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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