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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Applicant:
Satoshi Natsume, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Natsume, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are provided an optical apparatus and a camera system in which preset image-taking is possible without performing focusing adjustment for objects, even during image-taking of the objects at different distances by using a preset function. In the optical apparatus comprising a storage section which stores preset information, a preset control section which performs preset operation by using the preset information, a focusing control section which controls focusing operation, and a controller which controls the preset operation by preset control section and the focusing operation by the focus control section.