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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Olympus Imaging Corp., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Kikuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Yasutaka Sawa, Fuchu, JP;
Olympus Imaging Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focus adjustment unit of the present invention comprises a lens drive section for driving the focusing lens, an image sensor for acquiring imaged data for a subject image, a control section for executing imaging operations using the image sensor by causing movement of the focusing lens, and carrying out scan operations for detecting position of the focusing lens at which a peak of image contrast occurs, a continuous shooting speed setting section for setting a speed for continuously executing exposure operations for shooting, and a limit time setting section for setting an effective limit time effective for carrying out the scan operation in accordance with a continuous shooting speed that has been set by the continuous shooting speed setting section, wherein the control section controls the scan operation so that the time that has been set up by the limit time setting section is not exceeded.