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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Yasutoshi Katsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasutoshi Katsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/28 (2006.01); G03B 15/05 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/28 (2013.01); G03B 13/20 (2013.01); G03B 15/05 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an imaging apparatus including a ranging area selection unit configured to select an area for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed from a plurality of candidate areas preset in an area according to an angle of view of a photographing lens, the area being selected as a ranging area, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate auxiliary light onto the object to be photographed, a distance to the object to be photographed being measured in the ranging area, and a ranging unit configured to measure the distance to the object to be photographed, to which the auxiliary light has been irradiated, in the ranging area.