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Patent No.:

US 12598377 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2021

Imaging device, imaging control device, and control method of imaging device for switching between settings for imaging

Applicant:

Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Mayuko Sato, Tokyo, JP;

Sumino Sato, Tokyo, JP;

Fumikazu Hatanaka, Tokyo, JP;

Eri Yoshihara, Tokyo, JP;

Ryoko Terajima, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

CHIP LAW GROUP

Primary Examiner:

Quan Pham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G03B 17/02 (2021.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/631 (2023.01); H04N 23/633 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01); H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/6811 (2023.01);
Abstract

An imaging device includes a control unit that performs first switching processing of switching between a first setting used for imaging in a moving state and a second setting used for imaging in a non-moving state, and second switching processing of alternately switching between a first predetermined F-number for increasing a depth of field and a second predetermined F-number for decreasing the depth of field with respect to an F-number.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Sato, Mayuko. (2026). Imaging device, imaging control device, and control method of imaging device for switching between settings for imaging (U.S. Patent No. 12598377). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12598377

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