Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging device and imaging method
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Application No.: US15624911Application Date: 2017-06-16
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Publication No.: US10148866B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Shingo Miyazawa
- Applicant: Olympus Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Pokotylo Patent Services
- Agent John C. Pokotylo
- Priority: JP2014-257692 20141219
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G03B13/36

Abstract:
An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image capture optical system, and a controller. The controller sets in an image a first focus adjustment region, which is a target of adjustment of focusing conditions, and a second focus adjustment region, which has a lower priority of adjustment of focusing than the first focus adjustment region. The controller performs focus adjustment based on the image data in the second focus adjustment region, if focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region is difficult. If the focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region is not difficult, while performing the focus adjustment based on the image data in the second focus adjustment region, the controller performs the focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170289439A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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