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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Uchida, Saitama, JP;

Koichi Tanaka, Saitama, JP;

Kenkichi Hayashi, Saitama, JP;

Shinichiro Fujiki, Saitama, JP;

Seiichi Izawa, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/28 (2021.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/282 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imaging device derives a change amount of image magnification corresponding to each of a plurality of F-numbers in an autofocus area on the basis of a reference value of the change amount of the image magnification in accordance with a change in position of a focus lens for each of the plurality of F-numbers, in a case where autofocus is executed; determines, as a limit F-number, an F-number corresponding to any change amount equal to or less than a threshold value of the allowed change amount of the image magnification among the derived change amounts; and sets an F-number as the limit F-number in a case where the F-number obtained from a subject luminance in a case where autofocus is executed exceeds the determined limit F-number.


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