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Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Kei Tokui, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/36 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); G03B 2217/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

First image information whose depth of field includes a subject in a focus position set by a control section before photo shooting and second image information captured in a position focus different from that of the first image information are included. The focus position of the second image information is determined on the basis of the focus position of the first image information. The first image information is stored together with an image with an extended depth of field. This makes it possible to provide an imaging device which, when obtaining an extended depth of field from a plurality of images of different focus positions, can reduce failures in photo shooting due to a movement of a subject or camera shake.


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