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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Takeuchi, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Keiko Muramatsu, Tachikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Takeuchi, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Keiko Muramatsu, Tachikawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tracking device includes: a light measurement device for light measuring an object; a focus detection device for performing focus detection of the object by an optical system; and a tracking control device for tracking the object based on light measurement information from the light measurement device and focus detection information from the focus detection device corresponding to the light measurement information.