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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Hiromi Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Ohtsuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromi Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Ohtsuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is an autofocus method that includes moving a focus lens according to an image signal generated from an image of a subject formed by an imaging optical system with a focus lens, obtaining a focus contrast of each of multiple image signals generated in a case of moving a position of the focus lens; and determining a moving direction of the focus lens according to the multiple obtained focus contrasts in response to a focus instruction.