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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
Tadashi Okajima, Amagasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Shijyounawate, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is aimed to provide an autofocus device and a correction method of correcting a zoom tracking curve for an intermediate subject distance without increase in storage capacity. A plurality of zoom tracking curves L1(Z) and L2(Z) corresponding to a plurality of different subject distance and correction data &agr;(Z) calculated in advance are stored in a memory . A control circuit carries out a predetermined interpolation process using the stored plurality of zoom tracking curves and correction data to calculate a zoom tracking curve L(Z) corrected with respect to a subject distance differing from the plurality of subject distance. Tracking control of focus is carried out according to this calculated zoom tracking curve.