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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Koji Shibuno, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawahara, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Abe, Ehime, JP;
Koji Shibuno, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawahara, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Abe, Ehime, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an optical system including a focus lens, a driver configured to drive the focus lens, a controller configured to control a supply of power to the driver, and a setting unit configured to set a power supply mode for specifying a method of supplying power to the driver. When a predetermined power supply mode is set, the controller determines according to a magnitude of a depth of field of the optical system during whether holding power for holding the state of the focus lens is supplied to the driver when the focus lens is stopped, and controls the supply of the holding power to the driver according to the result of the determination.