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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Satoshi Takemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Takemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an electronic camera adapted to perform an accurate auto focus control operation at high speed. The electronic camera comprises a wobbling control section for generating a wobbling control signal for auto focus control of the electronic camera. The wobbling control section is adapted to generate the wobbling control signal for synchronizing exposure to light of a central pixel of the predetermined range in the image with the central timing of a near side stop operation and that of the period of a far side stop operation.