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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Nagahara, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G01C 3/32 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G01C 3/32 (2013.01); G02B 27/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a focus lens, an image sensor which captures an image and a controller which moves the image sensor or the focus lens. A distance measurer measures a distance to a subject based on a first image and a second image. A focal position moves for the first focal range by moving the image sensor or by moving the position of the focus lens during the first exposure time period, and the focal position moves for the second focal range by moving the image sensor or by moving the position of the focus lens during the second exposure time period.