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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Applicant:
Hiroshi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/262 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image detection device includes: a subject detector that acquires image information in an image field of an imaging optics with an image sensor, and detects a position of a subject in the image field based upon reference information related to an image of the subject and the image information; and a magnification detector that detects a magnification of the imaging optics. And the subject detector starts operation to detect the position of the subject, when the magnification has become greater than or equal to a predetermined value.