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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Yuuki Okabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Misawa, Miyagi, JP;
Yuuki Okabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Misawa, Miyagi, JP;
FujiFilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, an image of an object is picked up and an image signal representing the object is continuously captured so that a through-the-lens image is displayed based on the captured image signal, and then a display area for displaying focusing information is composited into the through-the-lens image of a displaying device. In addition, based on the captured image signal, an automatic focus adjustment is performed to maximize the contrast of the object, and the result of the focus adjustment is detected. Based on the detected focusing condition, focusing information which is composited into the display area is changed. The focusing information includes at least focusing information of an unfocused condition and focusing information of a focused condition. This enables information that a desired area of an object became focused to be displayed to a user in a manner easy to understand.