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INTERCHANGEABLE LENS STRUCTURES

  • US 20200133095A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2018
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image capture device comprising:

  • a lens barrel in a body of the image capture device, the lens barrel including multiple inner lenses;

    a first replaceable lens structure mountable on the body of the image capture device, the first replaceable lens structure including a first set of two or more stacked lenses, including a first outer lens, and a first retaining ring configured to fasten the first set of two or more stacked lenses against a first end of the lens barrel in a first arrangement and configured to disconnect the first set of two or more stacked lenses from the body of the image capture device in a second arrangement, wherein the first set of two or more stacked lenses is configured to collimate light incident on the first outer lens when the first outer lens is underwater at an interface between the lens barrel and the first replaceable lens structure;

    a second replaceable lens structure mountable on the body of the image capture device, the second replaceable lens structure including a second set of two or more stacked lenses, including a second outer lens, and a second retaining ring configured to fasten the second set of two or more stacked lenses against the first end of the lens barrel in a third arrangement and configured to disconnect the second set of two or more stacked lenses from the body of the image capture device in a fourth arrangement, wherein the second set of two or more stacked lenses is configured to collimate light incident on the first outer lens when the second outer lens is in air at an interface between the lens barrel and the second replaceable lens structure; and

    an image sensor mounted within the body at a second end of the lens barrel, and configured to capture images based on light incident on the image sensor through the first set of two or more stacked lenses when the first retaining ring is in the first arrangement, and configured to capture images based on light incident on the image sensor through the second set of two or more stacked lenses when the second retaining ring is in the third arrangement.

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