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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Teruyuki Higashiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Asada, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Teruyuki Higashiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Asada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/14 (2006.01); G03B 13/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processor includes a zoom lens for performing optical zooming by moving in a first range, an imaging unit for converting an object image obtained via a zoom lens into an image signal, and an electronic zooming unit for performing an electronic zooming operation on the image signal. The electronic zooming unit performs the electronic zooming operation as a result of moving the zoom lens into a second range when the zoom lens is in the first range and outside the second range.