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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2007
Ayumu Isomura, Minato-ku, JP;
Ayumu Isomura, Minato-ku, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus for recording information on a main subject, including: an image capturing section; a pre-image acquiring section for acquiring a pre-image when a focal point provided at a predetermined position within an image capturing region of the image capturing section is superimposed on the main subject; a focal distance adjusting section for adjusting a focal distance of the image capturing section to a main subject based on an analysis result of the pre-image acquired by the pre-image acquiring section; a captured image acquiring section for acquiring the captured image when the image capturing section focuses on the main subject; a focal position storage section for storing the focal position on an image capturing range of the image capturing section; and an image storage section for storing the region image including the focal position in a nonvolatile memory in association with the captured image acquired.