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Patent No.:

US 8988541 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

May. 03, 2011
Applicant:

Makoto Hiramatsu, Ebina, JP;

Inventor:

Makoto Hiramatsu, Ebina, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2014.01); G03B 7/20 (2006.01); G03B 13/34 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 7/00 (2013.01); G03B 7/20 (2013.01); G03B 13/34 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image pickup apparatus has a live view mode, and includes a computer configured to adjust an aperture value of an image pickup optical system so as to maintain constant a depth of field when a zoom position of the image pickup optical system is changed. In response to a signal indicative of an increase of the zoom position, the computer in the live view mode is configured to output a signal used to increase the aperture value and a signal used to increase a gain of the image pickup element, and to make the display unit display the image data with a changed zoom position, a changed aperture value, and a changed gain. In response to an instruction to obtain a still image, the computer is configured to obtain the still image with the changed zoom position, the changed aperture value, and the changed gain.


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Hiramatsu, Makoto. (2015). Image pickup apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8988541). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8988541

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