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Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;

Inventor:

Tetsuo Kikuchi, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2021.01); G02B 7/34 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232122 (2018.08); G02B 7/34 (2013.01); G03B 7/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract

A focus adjustment device, comprising a processor that, during rapid shooting of still pictures, displays an image or performs processing for storage as still picture data based on a pixel signal output as a result of the first imaging operation from the image sensor, generates focus adjustment data by performing focus detection based on a pixel signal output as a result of the second imaging operation, and executes focus control, wherein the processor computes focus movement amount based on the focus adjustment data, and if the focus movement amount is larger than a predetermined value, and focus control based on the focus movement amount and the first imaging operation are executed in parallel, prohibits processing for storage as a still picture on image data based on a pixel signal of the first imaging operation.


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