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Imaging apparatus, imaging apparatus control method, and computer program

US8493493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2012
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B13/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to move a focusing lens, and detect a focus position; wherein the control unit executes auto-focus (AF) scan processing in which only a part of a range of movement of the focusing lens is set as a scan range, as first scan processing, and executes auto-focus (AF) scan processing in which a region including a region differing from the scan region of the first scan processing is set as a scan range, as second scan processing, in the event that a focus point is not detected in the first scan processing.

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