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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Koichiro Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes a processor comprising hardware, a processor performs a focus control that controls a position of a focus lens to an in-focus position based on an in-focus evaluation value, the focus lens being included in an optical system that forms an image of a captured image that is acquired by an imaging section, and the in-focus evaluation value being calculated from a first area within the captured image, and a change-in-scene detection process that detects whether or not a change in scene has occurred from a second area that includes an area that differs from the first area, wherein the processor is set to a standby state when the position of the focus lens has been controlled to the in-focus position, and resumes the focus control process when a change in scene has been detected when the focus control section is set to the standby state.