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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Okawa, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsuya Hayashi, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/10 (2006.01); G03B 3/10 (2006.01); G03B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G02B 7/102 (2013.01); G03B 3/10 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device, comprising an interchangeable lens having a photographing optical system whose focal length can be varied, comprises a zoom position detection section for detecting a zoom position in accordance with focal length of the imaging optical system, and a lens control section for controlling movement of a focus lens contained in the imaging optical system, wherein the lens control section corrects position that the focus lens is moved to in accordance with the zoom position before movement of the focus lens and zoom position during movement of the focus lens.