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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Tsukasa Murata, Yamato, JP;
Tsukasa Murata, Yamato, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focusing measurement device according to the present application includes an image input section that obtains a captured image; a filter section that generates, with respect to the image, blurred images by using each pair of filters having different frequency characteristics; an extracting section that extracts, at each of specific points on the image, a first feature quantity and a second feature quantity both from the image and the respective blurred images; and a focusing measurement section that calculates, from the first feature quantity and the second feature quantity, a focusing amount indicating a degree of in-focus to measure a focusing level at each of the specific points on the image.