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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/262 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/055 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2628 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00039 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01); A61B 1/313 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/232123 (2018.08); H04N 5/232945 (2018.08); A61B 1/055 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device includes a processor. The processor, in a manual focus mode, sets a focus evaluation area to have a larger size than the focus evaluation area set in an auto focus mode, generates assist information assisting adjustment of the in-focus object plane position based on a focus evaluation value obtained from an image of the focus evaluation area, and outputting the assist information to a display section.