Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image pickup apparatus control method thereof and image pickup system
- Patent Title (中): 图像拾取装置的控制方法和摄像系统
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Application No.: US12304512Application Date: 2008-01-31
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Publication No.: US07936986B2Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Takashi Ichimiya
- Applicant: Takashi Ichimiya
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.
- Priority: JP2007-024590 20070202
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/051998 WO 20080131
- International Announcement: WO2008/093894 WO 20080807
- Main IPC: G03B3/00
- IPC: G03B3/00

Abstract:
An image-pickup apparatus (1) includes a light projection part (32, 33) projecting light to an object, a focus detection part (26) detecting a focus state, a light-source detection part 31 detecting information relating to a light source. When a focus detection is performed without lighting of the light projection part, a controller (100) generates information used for focusing control based on a focus state detection result and the information relating to the light source. When the focus detection is performed with lighting of the light projection part, the controller generates the information used for the focusing control based on the focus state detection result and correction information depending on a wavelength of the light projected from the light projection part without using the information relating to the light source. Thus, a highly-accurate AF control can be performed under various light sources including an AF assist light.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090202234A1 IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PICKUP SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
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