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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Shingo Isobe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shingo Isobe, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic focusing apparatus includes: a first focus detector that detects a first focus evaluation value based on a phase difference; a second focus detector that detects a second focus evaluation value using a signal from an image pickup element; a focusing mechanism; a focus controller that controls the focusing mechanism based on the first focus evaluation value obtained by the first focus detector and the second focus evaluation value obtained by the second focus detector; and a speed setting unit that sets, in a process obtaining an in-focus state by using the focus controller, a driving speed for the focus controller to drive the focusing mechanism based on a first data detected by the first focus detector and the second focus evaluation value.