IMAGING DEVICE

To provide an imaging device in which a plurality of optical filters are selectively arranged in front of the imaging plane of an imaging element, wherein access to the imaging plane of the imaging element is facilitated.SOLUTION: The imaging device comprises an imaging element which has an imaging plane which light from a subject enters, a first filter unit 16 which is provided with a first optical filter, a second filter unit 18 which is provided with a second optical filter 30, and a filter unit drive mechanism that drives each of the first and second filter units 16, 18 between a filtering position in front of the imaging plane and a retreat position that is off from the front of the imaging plane. The filter unit drive mechanism selectively executes an interlock mode in which one of the first and second filter units 16, 18 is located at the retreat position when the other of these is located at the filtering position, and a single-acting mode in which one of the first and second filter units 16, 18 is kept stopped at the retreat position while the other of these is driven.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】複数の光学フィルタが撮像素子の撮像面の前方に選択的に配置される撮像装置において、撮像素子の撮像面へのアクセスを容易にする。【解決手段】撮像装置は、被写体からの光が入射する撮像面を備える撮像素子と、第１の光学フィルタを備える第１のフィルタユニット１６と、第２の光学フィルタ３０を備える第２のフィルタユニット１８と、第１および第２のフィルタユニット１６、１８それぞれを、撮像面の前方のフィルタリング位置と撮像面の前方から外れた退避位置との間で駆動するフィルタユニット駆動機構とを有する。フィルタユニット駆動機構が、第１および第２のフィルタユニット１６、１８の一方がフィルタリング位置に位置するときは他方が退避位置に位置するように連動させる連動モードと、第１および第２のフィルタユニット１６、１８の一方を退避位置で停止させた状態で維持しつつ他方を駆動する単動モードとを選択的に実行する。【選択図】図１０