Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Tadashi Naruse

George Murota

An imaging apparatus that determines in-focus conditions according to a user's taste by using auto-focus (AF). The imaging apparatus including an AF unit, that allows the user to input an in-focus operation start command, and that allows the user to input a main photographing start command. The imaging apparatus includes a photographing environment storing unit that stores photographing stop and start data, an assumed in-focus condition group generating unit that generates an assumed in-focus condition group based on at least the photographing stop data, an assumption confirming unit that confirms the assumed in-focus condition group, and an in-focus condition group changing unit that, if an in-focus success rate for the assumed in-focus condition group is higher than for the default in-focus condition group, changes the default in-focus condition group to the assumed in-focus condition group.

Imaging apparatus and method of setting in-focus condition

A fire/smoke protection structure for cable channel portion in a floor or wall includes thermal expansion composite molded members each molded into a desired shape and filled in a gap defined between a cable or the like and the channel portion. Each thermal expansion composite molded member is either a member obtained by coating a non-refractory material on the outer surface of a core consisting of a fire retardant resin foaming body compressed to 90% or less of a normal volume, or a member obtained by coating a thermally foaming fire retardant composition on the outer surface of a core consisting of a refractory material and molded into a desired shape. The fire/smoke protection structure can be easily constructed, maintained and reconstructed at a construction site and can be completely and reliably achieved.

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Yokohama, Japan

Tadashi Naruse