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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hideaki Kokubun, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 23/684 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01);
Abstract
A CPU of a controller of an imaging apparatus includes an imaging controller, a detection unit, and a focus adjustment unit. The imaging controller controls a readout operation of an image signal from an imaging element. The detection unit detects a target region of automatic focus control. The focus adjustment unit performs the automatic focus control based on the target region. In the readout operation, the imaging controller first thins out and reads out a signal for detection which is an image signal for detecting the target region, and reads out a residual image signal after an end of the thinning out and reading out.