Digital camera including manual and automatic drive of photographing system

1. A digital camera comprising:

a photographing lens, the photographing lens being capable of being driven manually;

an image capturing element configured to capture an optical image of an object formed by the photographing lens;

a coarse movement control system, which is configured to control a position of the photographing lens in a direction of an optical axis by a motor,

a fine movement control system, which is configured to control a position of an image receiving area of the image capturing element in the direction of the optical axis; and

a one-way clutch system, which is configured to connect the motor and the photographing lens,

wherein a driving force of the motor is transmitted to the photographing lens through the one-way clutch system, while when the photographing lens is manually driven, and the photographing lens is controlled by the motor, the motor is not affected.

2. The digital camera according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fine movement control system comprises:

a substrate to support the image capturing element;

a driving system, which is configured to be elongated and contracted by application of a voltage; and

a plurality of link members, which are configured to support the substrate and convert the elongation and the contraction of the driving system to displacing force that displaces the substrate in the direction of the optical axis.

3. The digital camera according to claim 2 , wherein the driving system includes a piezoelectric element.

4. The digital camera according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fine movement control system is configured to position the image receiving area of the image capturing element in an initial position when the photographing lens is manually driven.

5. The digital camera according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a sensor, which is configured to detect a change in position of the photographing lens and output a detection result, and

a processing unit, which is configured to determine that the photographing lens is driven manually based on the detection result by the sensor.

6. The digital camera according to claim 5 , wherein the processing unit determines that the photographing lens is driven manually when the detection result is output from the sensor while power applied to the motor is stopped.

7. The digital camera according to claim 1 , wherein, once the photographing lens has been manually driven, the photographing lens automatically changes to be controlled by the motor upon expiration of a predetermined time period without another manual drive.

8. The digital camera according to claim 1 , the one-way clutch system comprising:

an inner rotary member, which is rotated by driving force of the motor, a circumferential surface of the inner rotary member having a plurality of concave areas and a plurality of salient areas;

a plurality of rolling members, which are positioned to be in contact with the inner rotary member;

a restriction ring, which restricts movement of the plurality of rolling members on the circumferential surface of the inner rotary member; and

a circular rotary member, which surrounds the rolling members so that the inner periphery of the circular rotary member is in contact with each rolling member,

wherein the driving force of the motor is conveyed to the photographic lens through the one-way clutch system and when the photographic lens is manually driven the motor is not affected.