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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Tamotsu Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutaka Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuji Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Wakiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamotsu Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutaka Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuji Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Wakiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens () is covered by the dome cover () which is removable. A focus adjustment mechanism () moves an imaging device () in an optical axis direction and thereby performs focus adjustment. A setting button () being a focus setting operation unit is arranged in the inner side of the dome cover (), and operated when the dome cover () is mounted. A controller () controls the focus adjustment mechanism (). The controller () allows the focus adjustment mechanism () to start focus adjustment when a predetermined focus start wait time has elapsed after operation of the setting button (). The focus start wait time is set according to a standard mounting operation time required to mount the dome cover ().