A camera apparatus includes: an image pickup device; a lens configured to converge light from an object to the image pickup device; a coaxial circular-shaped lens cover in which the lens is arranged; a plurality of infrared light sources arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover; and a light shielding member which is provided between the lens and the infrared light source and which has an opening. The opening is outwardly extended at corner optical path portions which correspond to diagonal corners of an angle of view of the image pickup device.

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›1.independentA camera apparatus comprising:nan image pickup device;a lens configured to converge light from an object to the image pickup device;a circular-shaped …+10

›2.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1,nwherein the opening of the light shielding member has triangular bulging-shaped portions which outwardly pr…d2

›3.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1,nwherein the opening of the light shielding member has a circular opening shape with half oval-shaped portio…d2

›4.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of the lens is circular.d2

›5.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a circular end plate provided at a distal end of the lens cover, the circular end plate …d2+2

›8.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a circular end plate provided at a distal end of the lens cover, a frontmost end of the …d2

›9.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, the second portions including two non-arcuate shaped portions.d2

›10.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, a junction between each of the first arcuate portions and an adjacent second portion defining a point of di…d2

›11.↳ 1The camera apparatus according to claim 1, the light shielding member having a proximal end closest to the lens and a distal end distant from the lens…d2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G03B15/05
G03B11/04

Section H — Electricity

H04N5/225
H04N7/18
H04N5/33

USPC · US Patent Classification

348/143348/360348/151348/164

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related publication	US 20130033606 A1	7 Feb 2013

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