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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Onikubo, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present technology relates to an endoscope system, an endoscope control method, and a program that allow AF processing to be performed without deterioration in accuracy. Provided are a drive unit that drives a lens, a measurement unit that measures a position of the lens, and a control unit that controls focusing, the control of the focusing including setting a control amount of wobbling at the time of the focusing based on a first hysteresis that is stored and a second hysteresis that is measured upon energization. The present technology is applicable to a medical observation device such as an endoscope or a microscope.