Lens control device with AF restart feature
US6356307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/102
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lens control device comprising a variator lens group for zooming, a focusing lens group for compensating for a change introduced into the focused position as a result of a zooming operation by the variator lens group, a conversion lens group for changing a focusable shifting area of the variator lens group from a first area to a second area, a computing circuit for determining driving information for driving the focusing lens group during the shifting of the variator lens group, based on focused position data, according to object distance, of the focusing lens group relative to the position of the variator lens group, and a control circuit for shifting the variator lens group from the first area to the second area in response to the mounting of the conversion lens group and for controlling a computing operation of the computing circuit so that a focused position of the focusing lens group is determined when the variator lens group moves within the second area.
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