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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Tetsuo Mise, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Nemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuo Mise, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Nemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to detect a focus position by moving a focusing lens before and after a preset position which is a focusing lens position set by a focus preset function, with the control unit setting a scan range which is a movement range of the focusing lens to a different range according to a setting state of a zoom lens, obtaining an AF evaluation value along with movement of the focusing lens within the set scan range, and determining a focus position based on the obtained AF evaluation value.