Focus detecting device for use with cameras
US4636624A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/34
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A focus detecting device is provided with first and second line sensors and first and second image forming lenses which are located behind a predetermined focal plane of the objective lens to receive the object lights for forming first and second images on the first and second line sensors, respectively. The image signal generated by the first line sensor is divided into a plurality of block signals each consisting of a predetermined number of picture element outputs and each block signal is compared with groups of picture element outputs of the second line sensor, with the groups shifted sequentially, to find a group which best coincides therewith and the distance between the first and second images on the line sensors is calculated in accordance with the shift position of the group thus determined, for calculation of the amount and direction of defocus of the object image on the focal plane. The calculated distance between the first and second images may be corrected in accordance with manual adjustment of adjustable means and magnification data of the first and second images stored in storage means.
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