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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image capture apparatus includes the image capture unit, the focus information acquisition unit, the frequency distribution calculation unit, and the photographing position determination unit. The focus information acquisition unitcalculates a subject focus position for each of a plurality of regions into which a photographed screen of a captured image captured by the image capture unitis divided. The frequency distribution calculation unitcounts the number of regions that corresponds to each of the subject focus positions acquired by way of measuring. The photographing position determination unitdetermines the focus position for photographing according to the number of regions that corresponds to each of the subject focus positions calculated by the focus information acquisition unit