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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 27, 2019
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsuo Kikuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Kazumasa Kunugi, Hachioji, JP;
Yukie Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Tomohiro Hoshino, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focusing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to select an AF area indicating a defocus amount closest to a calculated moving object prediction equation among the latest defocus amounts detected for the plurality of AF areas, in a case where the moving object prediction equation is determined as being established, and the driving direction is determined as being the close-range direction. The moving object prediction equation is determined as being established when a divergence amount between the defocus amount equal to or larger than a predetermined number included in the history and the calculated moving object prediction equation is equal to or lower than a predetermined value.