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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Kenichi Honjo, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Keizo Ishiguro, Nara, JP;
Takayuki Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Kenichi Honjo, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Keizo Ishiguro, Nara, JP;
Takayuki Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The camera body includes an imaging element, a hot shoe, an internal light source, and a camera controller. The camera controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value on the basis of the image data produced by the imaging element, and perform video autofocusing on the basis of the evaluation value. When the camera controller decides that the auxiliary light is needed, and that the flash device mounted to the hot shoe has an external auxiliary light source arranged to emit near infrared light, the internal light source emits light during the video autofocusing.