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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomonori Shuda, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kawai, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fast Focus control is to be performed. The imaging apparatus is an imaging apparatus that includes a focus control unit. The focus control unit performs focus control based on the contrast in an image and the processing result of a two-image matching process. The image is an image generated by an imaging unit. The two-image matching process is a process to be performed with the use of two images that are generated by the imaging unit, with the focus lens being located in different positions.