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Image pickup apparatus using eye point dispersion in focus control

US6094222A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateJul 25, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2213/025
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A focus control apparatus comprises a first detector for detecting a focus state of an object image formed on an image screen, a second detector for detecting a dispersion (degree of spread) of an eye point of a photographer on the image screen, and a control unit for controlling the focus state using outputs from the first and second detectors.

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