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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2017
Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohiro Hoshino, Hachioji, JP;

Tetsuo Kikuchi, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01);
Abstract

A focus detection section performs focus detection based on image signals of focus detection pixels of an image pickup device, included in the image signals acquired based on an exposure value for a live view display, calculates a gain correction value to correct the image signals of the focus detection pixels based on a result of the focus detection, and corrects image signals of focus detection pixels to be acquired by a next image pickup operation with the gain correction value to perform the focus detection. A control section causes the image pickup device to perform an AF image pickup operation using exposure value corrected based on the gain correction value, as an exposure value for the AF image pickup operation. The focus detection section performs focus detection based on the image signals of the focus detection pixels in accordance with the AF image pickup operation.


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