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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1991
Tokuji Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Hamada, Osaka, JP;
Jun Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Ishibashi, Osaka, JP;
Toshio Norita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Ootsuka, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An autofocus camera system for automatically controlling an objective lens for focusing an object includes a focus detector for detecting a focus condition of the photographing lens with respect to the object, an infocus condition detector for detecting an infocus condition of the photographing lens, a plurality of focus adjusting modes including a first mode for prohibiting lens movement after detecting an infocus condition and a second mode for adjusting the photographing lens after detecting an infocus condition, and a selector for automatically selecting one of the focusing adjustment modes.