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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Kazuma Hosoi, Narashino, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuma Hosoi, Narashino, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera includes: a first sensor of a storage type that has a plurality of pixels; a focus detection unit that detects a focus adjustment state of a photographic optical system based upon a detection signal from the first sensor for a photographic subject; a second sensor that acquires an image of the photographic subject; an extraction unit that extracts a main photographic subject region from image information acquired by the second sensor; and a control unit that controls accumulation of electrical charge by the first sensor, based upon values outputted from pixels of the first sensor that correspond to the main photographic subject region.