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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Taizo Aoki, Hyogo, JP;
Kiyoshi Ohgishi, Kyoto, JP;
Taizo Aoki, Hyogo, JP;
Kiyoshi Ohgishi, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an optical system to change a focus state of an image of a subject, an imaging unit to capture the image of the subject formed by the optical system and generate image data, an auto focus controller to control the optical system to focus on a partial area in the image indicated by the image data generated by the imaging unit, a manual focus changing unit to be operated manually by a user to change the focus state of the optical system, a display unit to display the image based on the image data generated by the imaging unit, and a display controller to control the display unit. When detecting that the manual focus changing unit is operated by the user while a focus state is maintained after the autofocus controller controls the optical system to the focus state, the display controller determines, as an enlarged area, an area including a partial area in the focused image by the autofocus controller and controls the display unit to display the image of the determined enlarged area.