Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Focus detection apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 对焦检测装置
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Application No.: US13321058Application Date: 2010-06-09
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Publication No.: US08730374B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Atsushi Sugawara
- Applicant: Atsushi Sugawara
- 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: JP2009-161238 20090707
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/060149 WO 20100609
- International Announcement: WO2011/004686 WO 20110113
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/76

Abstract:
An image capture apparatus includes: an image sensor including a plurality of image forming pixels that generate an image generation signal, and focus detection pixels that divide a pupil region of the imaging lens, photo-electrically convert an object image from the divided pupil region and generate a phase difference detection signal; a first focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection by using the phase difference detection signal; a second focus detection unit configured to detect an image contrast from the image generation signal from the image forming pixels and performing focus detection by a contrast detection method; and a correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value for a result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit based on a difference between the result of focus detection by the first focus detection unit and a result of focus detection by the second focus detection unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120092545A1 FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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