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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An image capture device includes: a first and second optical system including a first and second focus lens, respectively; a first image sensor that outputs an electrical signal representing a subject image that has been produced through the first focus lens; a second image sensor that outputs an electrical signal representing a subject image produced through the second focus lens; and a drive controller that moves the first and second focus lenses along their optical axes. The drive controller has the second focus lens follow a position determined by a position of the first focus lens until the first focus lens reaches a position close to in-focus position, and then moves the first and second focus lenses to in-focus positions independently of each other once the first focus lens has reached the position close to the in-focus position.