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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Ogasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuo Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, in a first imaging mode, an imaging mode control unit allows a second imaging optical system to function in an optical path between an imaging unit and a first imaging optical system and stops focus adjustment. In a second imaging mode, the imaging mode control unit stops the function of the second imaging optical system and allows the focus adjustment to be performed. The first imaging optical system takes in a light from an object to the imaging unit. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece in each pixel block.