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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hisamo Sogawa, Hyogo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hisamo Sogawa, Hyogo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus that can decrease the probability of an image in which a main subject is not in focus being captured is provided. An image pickup apparatusA includes two image pickup devicesandthat capture an image relating to a subject image made incident through an image capturing lens, a main subject detecting unitthat detects a main subject in the captured image, a phase difference AF control unitthat performs focus control on the basis of a phase difference detection signal acquired from a ranging area set in an imaging area, a determination unitthat determines whether the main subject is present in the ranging area, and a warning control unitthat, if the determination unitdetermines that the main subject is not present in the ranging area, performs predetermined control for preventing a state in which the main subject is not in focus.