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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinori Matsuzawa, Hachioji, JP;
Sumio Kawai, Hachioji, JP;
Toru Miyajima, Hachioji, JP;
Osamu Nonaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroshi Kodama, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G02B 15/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups, each lens group including one or more lenses, at least one of the lens groups being independently movable with respect to the other lens groups and including a focus lens group for focusing the subject and a lens control unit that controls movement of the plurality of lens groups to bring into focus based on a feeding position of the focus lens group.