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Imaging apparatus and driving method selecting one of a phase difference AF mode and a contrast AF mode
US9106824B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9106824-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314040227-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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An imaging apparatus with a solid-state imaging device having phase difference detection pixels arranged on a light receiving surface acquires the size of a main subject image by identifying the main subject image picked on the light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device, sets an AF region subjected to autofocus processing in accordance with an image size, and selects a phase difference AF mode (step S 32 ) or a contrast AF mode (step S 31 ) depending on whether the image size is larger than a required size (step S 23 ) as a mode used for the autofocus processing.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: a solid-state imaging device in which phase difference detection pixels are formed and arranged on a light receiving surface; a size identification unit that acquires a number of pixels of a main subject image in a direction, as an image size of the main subject image, by identifying the main subject image contained in an entire image picked up on the light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device, and…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- An imaging apparatus with a solid-state imaging device having phase difference detection pixels arranged on a light receiving surface acquires the size of a main subject image by identifying the main subject image picked on the light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device, sets an AF region subjected to autofocus processing in accordance with an image size, and selects a phase diff…
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- Fujifilm Corp
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- Primary CPC classification H04N23/672. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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