Patent attributes
An imaging optical system includes a plurality of optical systems each including a plurality of optical members, a first reflection member, disposed for each one of the optical systems, configured to reflect light when the light passing through the plurality of optical members, and a variable aperture member having an opening disposed at an image sensor side when viewed from the first reflection member, the variable aperture member configured to change a size of the opening through which the light reflected from the first reflection member passes through, and at least a part of the variable aperture member is disposed at a position overlapping with an area corresponding to a first lens, disposed at the most object side in the plurality of optical members, along an optical axis direction.
