Lens assembly and electronic device including the same
A lens assembly may include an image sensor, a first lens group disposed closest to an object side, the first lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power, a second lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along an optical axis direction, the second lens group having positive power, and a third lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along the optical axis direction, the third lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power, where the second or third lens group may move toward the object side so as to increase the focal length of the lens assembly, and the second lens group includes a lens having negative power and a lens having positive power and is disposed adjacent to the lens having negative power on the object side. In addition, various other embodiments may be possible.
1 . A lens assembly comprising:
an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object;
a first lens group disposed closest to an object side in three lens groups sequentially arranged from the object side toward the image sensor along an optical axis direction, the first lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power;
a second lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along the optical axis direction between the image sensor and the first lens group, the second lens group having positive power; and
a third lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along the optical axis direction between the image sensor and the second lens group, the third lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power, wherein:
the second lens group and/or the third lens group is configured to move toward the object side in a zooming operation so as to increase a focal length of the lens assembly, and
the second lens group comprises a (2-1)st lens having positive power, a (2-2)nd lens having positive power, a (2-3)rd lens having negative power, and a (2-4)th lens having positive power, which are sequentially arranged from the object side toward the image sensor,
at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group has a non-circular shape, and an edge of the at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group is treated with black painting, by digging, or with carbonation, and
the lens assembly is configured to satisfy the following [Condition formulas 1 and 2]:
0.1≤ G 2 air /tG 2≤0.3 [Condition formula 1]
0.85≤ f G2P /f G2 ≤1.25 [Condition formula 2]
wherein “G2_air” is an air gap between the (2-2)nd lens and the (2-3)rd lens along the optical axis direction, and “tG2” is a distance between an object-side surface of a lens closest to the object in the second lens group, and an image sensor-side surface of a lens closest to the image sensor along the optical axis direction in the second lens group, and
wherein “f_G2P” is a focal length of the (2-4)th lens closest to the image sensor in the second lens group, and “f_G2” is an entire focal length of the second lens group,
wherein the lens group has a focal length between 11.2 mm and 11.6 mm and a field of view from between 20 degrees and 28.3 degrees when configured for wide angle, and a focal length between 24.9 mm and 27.5 mm and a field of view between 11.6 degrees and 16.5 degrees when configured for telephoto.
2 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
an aperture disposed between a lens closest to the object in the first lens group, and the lens closest to the image sensor in the second lens group, and
the lens assembly is configured to satisfy the following [Condition formula 3]:
0.4≤ Dz/Dy≤ 0.98 [Condition formula 3]
wherein “Dy” is a first length of an effective diameter of the aperture, and “Dz” is a second length of the effective diameter of the aperture in a direction perpendicular to the first length,
wherein the aperture has a non-circular shape.
3 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein an edge of at least one lens of the first lens group or an edge of at least one lens of the second lens group includes a pair of first curve sections and a pair of second curve sections having a curvature which is at least partially different from that of the first curve sections, and
wherein the edge of the at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group treated with black painting, by digging, or with carbonation is at least one of the pair of first curve sections and the pair of second curve sections.
4 . The lens assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first curve sections and the second curve sections are alternately arranged along the edge of at least one lens of the first lens group or the edge of at least one lens of the second lens group.
5 . The lens assembly of claim 3 , further comprising:
an aperture disposed between a lens closest to the object in the first lens group, and the lens closest to the image sensor in the second lens group, and
the lens assembly is configured to satisfy the following [Condition formula 4]:
0.4≤ Dz/Dy≤ 0.98 [Condition formula 4]
wherein “Dy” is a first length of an effective diameter of the aperture measured along a direction parallel to a major diameter of a lens including the first curve sections and the second curve sections, and “Dz” is a second length of the effective diameter of the aperture measured along a direction parallel to a minor diameter of the lens including the first curve sections and the second curve sections.
6 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection member disposed at the object side of the first lens group, wherein the reflection member is configured to guide or reflect light, which is incident from outside the lens assembly, to the first lens group.
7 . The lens assembly of claim 6 , wherein the reflection member is configured to perform a rolling motion of rotating around the optical axis direction, a pitching motion of rotating around a first axis which intersects perpendicularly to the optical axis direction, and/or a yawing motion of rotating around a second axis which intersects perpendicularly to the optical axis direction and the first axis, so as to implement an image stabilization function.
8 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group and the third lens group are configured to move along the optical axis direction so as to adjust the focal length of the lens assembly, and one of the second lens group and the third lens group is configured to move along the optical axis direction with respect to the other so as to adjust a focus of the lens assembly.
9 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first lens group further comprises a (1-1)st lens which is disposed closest to the object and has negative power, and a (1-2)nd lens which is disposed at an image sensor side of the (1-1)st lens and has positive power.
10 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein the third lens group further comprises a (3-1)st lens which is disposed closest to the object and has positive power, and a (3-2)nd lens which is disposed at an image sensor side of the (3-1)st lens and has negative power.
11 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one lens of the first lens group or at least one lens of the second lens group is made of glass.
12 . The lens assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an infrared blocking filter disposed between the third lens group and the image sensor.
13 . An electronic device comprising:
a processor; and
a lens assembly, wherein the lens assembly comprises:
an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object;
a first lens group disposed closest to an object side in three lens groups sequentially arranged from the object side toward the image sensor along an optical axis direction, the first lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power;
a second lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along the optical axis direction between the image sensor and the first lens group, the second lens group having positive power; and
a third lens group disposed to be moveable forward/backward along the optical axis direction between the image sensor and the second lens group, the third lens group including multiple lenses and having negative power, wherein:
the second lens group and/or the third lens group is configured to move toward the object side in a zooming operation so as to increase a focal length of the lens assembly, and
the second lens group comprises a (2-1)st lens having positive power, a (2-2)nd lens having positive power, a (2-3)rd lens having negative power, and a (2-4)th lens having positive power, which are sequentially arranged from the object side toward the image sensor,
at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group has a non-circular shape, and an edge of the at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group is treated with black painting, by digging, or with carbonation, and
the lens assembly is configured to satisfy the following [Condition formulas 1 and 2]:
0.1≤ G 2 air /tG 2≤0.3 [Condition formula 1]
0.85≤ f G2P /f G2 ≤1.25 [Condition formula 2]
wherein “G2_air” is an air gap between the (2-2)nd lens and the (2-3)rd lens along the optical axis direction, and “tG2” is a distance between an object-side surface of a lens closest to the object in the second lens group, and an image sensor-side surface of a lens closest to the image sensor along the optical axis direction in the second lens group, and
wherein “f_G2P” is a focal length of the (2-4)th lens closest to the image sensor in the second lens group, and “f_G2” is an entire focal length of the second lens group,
wherein the lens group has a focal length between 11.2 mm and 11.6 mm and a field of view from between 20 degrees and 28.3 degrees when configured for wide angle, and a focal length between 24.9 mm and 27.5 mm and a field of view between 11.6 degrees and 16.5 degrees when configured for telephoto.
14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
an aperture disposed between a lens closest to the object in the first lens group, and the lens closest to the image sensor in the second lens group, wherein
the lens assembly is configured to satisfy the following [Condition formula 7]:
0.4≤ Dz/Dy≤ 0.98 [Condition formula 7]
wherein “Dy” is a first length of an effective diameter of the aperture, and “Dz” is a second length of the effective diameter of the aperture in a direction perpendicular to the first length.
15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:
an edge of at least one lens of the first lens group or an edge of at least one lens of the second lens group includes a pair of first curve sections and a pair of second curve sections having a curvature which is at least partially different from the first curve sections,
the edge of the at least one lens in the first lens group and the second lens group treated with black painting, by digging, or with carbonation is at least one of the pair of first curve sections and the pair of second curve sections, and
the first curve sections and the second curve sections are alternately arranged along the edge of at least one lens of the first lens group or the edge of at least one lens of the second lens group.
16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to move the second lens group or the third lens group along the optical axis direction so as to adjust the focal length of the lens assembly, and is configured to move one of the second lens group and the third lens group along the optical axis direction with respect to the other so as to adjust a focus of the lens assembly.