Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, lens unit, and image capturing system
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Application No.: US14707498Application Date: 2015-05-08
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Publication No.: US09618723B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- 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: JP2014-099833 20140513
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G02B7/28 ; G02B7/36 ; G03B13/36 ; G02B7/34 ; G03B17/14 ; G03B19/12

Abstract:
An image capturing apparatus to which a lens unit having an optical imaging system is attachable, comprising: an image sensor configured to generate an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion on a light flux passing through the optical imaging system; a first calculation unit configured to obtain first control information for focus control by using a signal output from the image sensor; and a second calculation unit configured to obtain second control information for focus control without using a signal output from the image sensor, and transmit the second control information to the lens unit. The first calculation unit transmits the first control information to the lens unit without mediation of the second calculation unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150334288A1 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, LENS UNIT, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-11-19
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