| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 348346000 | With display of focusing condition or alarm | 25 |
| 20090046197 | Imaging apparatus, method and program - An imaging apparatus that images an image with a solid-state imaging device includes an area defining section that defines an unnecessary image detection area, which may contain an unnecessary image, at a position along an outer edge of an imaged image obtained by the solid-state imaging device, a focus evaluation value calculating section that calculates a focus evaluation value, which indicates the focal degree, based on an image signal of the imaged image obtained through a gradually moved focus lens, an unnecessary image detection processing section that determines that the imaged image contains the unnecessary image if the focus evaluation value calculated based on an image signal in the unnecessary image detection area has a peak while the focus lens is moving, and a warning processing section that performs processing for warning a photographer of the fact that the unnecessary image is contained if it is determined. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090185069 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus prohibits recording of an image in a recording medium according to an operation of a second switch while a first auto-focusing operation is performed based on a phase difference of an object image, and permits recording of the image in the recording medium according to an operation of a second switch while a second auto-focusing operation is performed based on a high frequency component of a signal from a sensor which photoelectrically converts the object image. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110019067 | IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus capable of reproducing with ease a focus position desired by the user, and eliminating a displacement of a focus position which occurs due to a manufacturing error of the imaging apparatus, or the like. The imaging apparatus includes an optical system including a focus lens operable to adjusts a focus state of a subject image, an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image obtained through the optical system to generate image data, a controller operable to obtain a plurality of image data generated in the imaging unit while moving the focus lens along an optical axis, a display unit operable to display an image based on the plurality of generated image data; an receiving unit operable to receive an instruction of a user for selecting one of the plurality of images displayed on the display unit, a storage unit operable to store information on a focus lens position at which the image data selected by the receiving unit is captured; and an autofocus control. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120182461 | IMAGING TERMINAL HAVING FOCUS CONTROL - There is set forth herein an imaging terminal having an image sensor array and a variable lens assembly for focusing an image onto the image sensor array. In one embodiment, an imaging terminal can include one or more focusing configuration selected from the group comprising a full set focusing configuration, a truncated set focusing configuration and a fixed focusing configuration. When a full set focusing configuration is active, a full set of candidate focus settings can be active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting of the terminal responsively to a trigger signal activation. When a truncated set focusing configuration is active, a truncated range of candidate focus settings can be active when the imaging terminal determines a focus setting of the terminal responsively to a trigger signal activation. When a fixed focusing configuration is active, the focus setting of the imaging lens assembly can be fixed so that a predetermined lens assembly focus setting is active when a trigger signal is active. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120212661 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: a display unit that displays an image photographed by an imaging element; and a focus control unit that performs focus control of inputting information regarding a selected image region of the image displayed on the display unit and setting a subject contained in the selected image region as a focusing target. The focus control unit performs the focus control by determining a driving speed of a focus lens based on information regarding an operation of a user and moving the focus lens at the determined driving speed of the focus lens. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120242890 | DISPLAY APPARATUS OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION TO CORRECT PHASE DIFFERENCE AF - The present invention is intended to display information of a focal length to be corrected or a focus position of a lens on a screen so that the user easily set a proper correction value even when the correction value of the in-focus position of the phase difference AF is different depending on the focal length or the focus position. A display apparatus of an image-pickup apparatus includes a lens information display | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120307131 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An interchangeable lens includes a focus lens for changing a focus state of an object image, a driving unit for driving the focus lens, a lens controller for controlling the driving unit so as to move the focus lens forward and backward along the optical axis at a predetermined drive frequency, and a storage unit for storing therein drive frequency information representing a drive frequency at which the driving unit can control. A camera body obtains the drive frequency information from the interchangeable lens and performs control while referring to the drive frequency information. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130088636 | IMAGING LENS-EXCHANGEABLE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An imaging lens-exchangeable image capturing apparatus comprises: a detection unit arranged to detect a focus state; a setting unit arranged to cause a user to set correction information for correcting the focus state or correction information for correcting control of a focus position based on the focus state; an acquisition unit arranged to acquire first lens identification information for identifying an attached imaging lens; an input unit arranged to enable the user to input second lens identification information for identifying the attached imaging lens; a storage unit arranged to store, for each imaging lens, the correction information, the first lens identification information, and the second lens identification information in association with each other; and a focus adjustment unit arranged to adjust a focus based on the detection result of the focus state and the correction information. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130128098 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit to photograph a subject by using a photographing device, a control unit to determine an operation mode of the image pickup apparatus, and, when the operation mode of the image pickup apparatus is a manual focusing mode, the control unit selects a focus detecting method to be applied among a plurality of focus detecting methods according to a focus operation of a user, a determination unit to determine a focus state for the subject by using the selected focus detecting method, and a user interface unit to indicate the determined focus state. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130155313 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING AND MEASURING POINTS OF OBJECTS - In an electronic device, an image point A on an image of an object is selected. A spectral confocal sensor is controlled to move to a position above a measuring point A′ on the object, where the measuring point A′ corresponds to the image point A, and a Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is computed using the spectral confocal sensor. A focal position of the measuring point A′ is computed according to the Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′, and a CCD lens is controlled to move to the focal position. The Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is stored into a storage unit of the electronic device. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130278815 | AUXILIARY FOCUSING SYSTEM AND FOCUSING METHOD - A focusing method for a camera by adjusting the focal length from a minimum focal length to a maximum focal length. Obtaining a number of first image definitions for analysis and comparing the first definitions to obtain a greatest definition in the first definitions. When the camera is adjusted for obtaining a second definition, obtaining a number of second image definitions for analysis. Comparing the second definition with the greatest definition and outputting a first informing signal if the second definition is less than the greatest definition. Informing the user that the camera needs to be adjusted and outputting a second informing signal when the second definition is equal to the greatest definition and informing the user that further adjustment is not required. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130293768 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus has an imaging part including an image sensor; a focusing control part configured to drive an optical system included in the imaging part, input an image of a subject into a light reception part of the image sensor, obtain an automatic focusing evaluation value based on the image obtained through the imaging part and carry out focusing control; and a distance measuring part configured to measure a distance to the subject using plural two-dimensional sensors. The focusing control part carries out focusing control in a case where a position of the subject is outside a distance-measurement-available-area of the distance measuring part. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140002716 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140063327 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PHOTOGRAPHING IMAGE THEREOF - A photographing apparatus and a method thereof includes acquiring a depth map of an image currently captured by the photographing apparatus, if auto focusing (AF) of the photographing apparatus is performed, calculating depth information of an area in which the AF has been performed, and outputting a guide audio having a volume adjusted according to the calculated depth information to inform a user of a state of auto focusing with respect to a desired area without checking a viewfinder. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140198244 | FOCUS AID SYSTEM - A focus aid system includes a replaceable lens configured to adjust a location of a focus lens in a manual focusing mode, a focus lens location detection sensor, an imaging device, a controller that calculates a focus detection evaluation value based on an image signal received from the imaging device and matches the calculated focus detection evaluation value to focus lens location information received from the focus lens location detection sensor, a peak hold unit that stores a maximum focus detection evaluation value and a corresponding focus lens location as a peak value and a peak location, and a display unit. The controller determines the focused state based on at least one of a comparison of the focus detection evaluation value with the peak value or a comparison of the focus lens location and the peak location. The controller displays information about the focused state on the display unit. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140204265 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup lens includes: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, arranged in order from an object side to an image side, the fourth lens group being configured to travel along an optical axis through focusing operation. In the image pickup lens, following conditional expression (1) is satisfied, | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140320732 | Convergence Feedback Indicator, Provided When Taking a Picture in a Camera Application - Apparatus and associated method for facilitating image capturing in an electronic camera without the image being completely focused. A “mostly-in-focus” indicator is provided to an operator of the camera to notify the operator that a reasonably good image is available for capture, without having to wait for the camera to finish a fine focus adjustment. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150009393 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING SUPPORT METHOD - A digital camera | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150042866 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an evaluation value generation unit configured to generate a focus evaluation value indicating a degree of focus of image data which is a target; an evaluation value stabilization unit configured to perform a stabilization process on the focus evaluation value generated by the evaluation value generation unit; and a display data generation unit configured to generate display data, in which focus information is added to the image data, using the focus evaluation value subjected to the stabilization process by the evaluation value stabilization unit. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150304544 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, and a controller configured to drive a focus unit so that a first position is focused, to acquire first information on a first refocusable range that is available in an image that is captured while the first position is being focused by the focus unit, to acquire second information on a second refocusable range that contains the first position, to acquire information on a second position on which the focus unit is to be focused so as to provide the second refocusable range using the first information and the second information, and make the image sensor capture an image while the second position is being focused by the focus unit. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150341542 | Methods, Apparatuses, Systems and Software for Focusing a Camera - Methods, apparatuses, systems and software for focusing a camera are disclosed. The camera focusing system includes a distance measuring device, a video receiver that receives video/images, a graphics overlay unit, and a monitor. The distance measuring device includes an emitter that emits a radiation beam, a detector that detects reflected radiation, and logic that determines and processes distance information for subject(s) or object(s) in detection zones from the reflections. The graphics overlay unit receives video/image information from the video receiver and the distance information from the distance measuring device, and includes a video overlay and data processing unit that generates graphics indicating a field of detection and position for each detection zone and a direction and/or magnitude of a change in focus setting(s) to bring subjects or objects within each detection zone into focus. The monitor displays the video/image and the graphics overlaid thereon. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160014329 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160028939 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures an image, a display unit which displays a captured image, a detection unit which detects an object from a captured image, a first operation unit which accepts an operation for changing a size of an object, a setting unit which does not to change a set object size even when the first operation unit is operated while a moving image is being recorded and the captured image is being displayed, and changes a set object size based on an operation on the first operation unit during a moving image recording stand-by or before still image shooting and while the captured image is being displayed on the display unit, and a zooming control unit which automatically performs zooming such that an object fits within a screen according to a set size. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160088215 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A focus adjustment apparatus that displays an in-focus state in a display region in association with control of a focus lens position. The apparatus includes a signal generation unit configured to output a pair of image signals from a focus detection region having a plurality of corresponding display regions, the image signals being generated by photoelectrically converting light having passed through an imaging optical system, and a control unit configured to detect a phase difference of the pair of image signals output from the focus detection region, and to control a position of the focus lens based on the phase difference detection result. The control unit detects the phase difference corresponding to divided regions formed by dividing the focus detection region, and displays an in-focus state in the display region in accordance with the control of the focus lens position control based on the phase difference detection result. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20190149720 | IMAGING APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
