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8150254 |
Image pickup system having ranging function
The image pickup system includes a ranging part measuring object distances in plural ranging areas in an image pickup region in a state where the image pickup system and a moving object are in...
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8135269 |
Image pickup apparatus
An optical device includes a shooting optical system including an AF lens, an AF lens driving apparatus for driving the AF lens, a detection unit for detecting a defocus amount corresponding to a...
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8121469 |
Autofocus system
An autofocus system includes an image pickup unit that takes a subject image formed by an optical system; an autofocus unit that performs focus adjustment on the optical system so as to bring into...
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8107806 |
Focus adjustment apparatus and focus adjustment method
A focus adjustment apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an object image input via a focus lens to output image data, a focus adjustment unit configured to perform focus...
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8000591 |
Automatic focusing apparatus
An automatic focusing apparatus includes: a focus detector photoelectrically converting at least a part of a photographing beam; a defocus computer calculating a defocus amount based on an output...
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7995909 |
Auto-focusing method
An auto-focusing method includes: setting a central point of area of interest according to a user's input to select a moving object to perform auto tracking of the moving object within an image;...
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7962029 |
Auto focus system having AF frame auto-tracking function
Disclosed is an auto focus system having an auto focus (AF) frame auto-tracking function that detects the image of an object to be tracked as an AF target using a pattern matching process and moves...
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7869704 |
Focus adjusting device, image pickup apparatus, and focus adjustment method
A focus adjusting device in which, when a detecting unit that detects an object image to be focused from a picked up image is capable of detecting the object image to be focused, a setting unit...
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7860385 |
Autofocus system
When it is detected that a tracking target disappears in an image range in the course of tracking the tracking target, which is a registration pattern selected as a target to be tracked from among...
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7826735 |
Auto focus unit and digital camera
An auto focus unit, comprising a pursuit block, a lens driver, a detection block, and a controller, is provided. The pursuit block pursues the movements of an optical image of the target-object....
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7796875 |
Focusing system and method for enhancing resolution of an optical system
An exemplary focusing method for enhancing resolution of an optical system is provided. The method includes: focusing on an object and obtaining an image of the object by a lens assembly of the...
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7773146 |
Focus control apparatus and optical apparatus
A focus control apparatus includes a signal generator for generating a first signal in accordance with a predetermined frequency component of an image signal obtained by photoelectrically...
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7773872 |
Camera having a function of predicting a future image plane position from a change in a plurality of past image plane positions and of time detection, a photographic lens to be mounted on the same, and a camera system
A camera is provided which is configured to receive a photographic lens having a diaphragm. The camera includes a defocus amount detection unit configured to detect first information corresponding...
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7773145 |
Auto focus unit and camera
An auto focus unit, comprising a pursuit block, a scanning area setting block, a change area setting block, a permission block, and a lens driver, is provided. The pursuit block pursues the...
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7634185 |
Focusing device, image pickup apparatus, and control method
A focusing device includes a driving unit that drives a focus lens, a control unit, and a storing unit. The control unit controls the driving unit to move the focus lens through a predetermined...
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7518807 |
Focus adjustment apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and control method
A focus adjustment apparatus comprises a moving unit configured to move a focusing lens, a focus adjusting unit configured to move the focusing lens such that the sharpness of an image obtained...
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7116502 |
Optical apparatus
An optical apparatus is disclosed which can control a position of a driven member with precision using a simple control algorithm. The optical apparatus includes an actuator, a driven member, a...
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6938004 |
Method of providing photofinishing credit
A management system and method of assigning credit for unprintable images provided by a customer. When unprintable frames are submitted for processing, such as scanning, printing or storage, the...
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6311019 |
Automatic focus adjusting system capable of adjusting focus of moving subject
An automatic focus adjusting apparatus includes an image move-amount detecting section, an image position predicting section and a control section. The image move-amount detecting section detects,...
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6308015 |
Camera having automatic focusing device
There is provided a camera with an automatic focusing device having hybrid AF unit capable of always performing a reliable automatic focusing operation on a moving object to provide a more...
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6275069 |
Self-resetting logic circuits and method of operation thereof
A self-resetting circuit includes a logic circuit operative to transition an output signal from a first logic state to a second logic state responsive to a first logic state transition of an input...
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6061526 |
Image recording apparatus adjustment method
A method of adjusting an image recording apparatus includes a step of adjusting at least one of a focus point position of an exposure means, a degree of parallelization of the exposure means and a...
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RE36546 |
Automatic focusing device
An automatic focusing device, in which a focus lens is driven for tracking an object-in-motion to obtain an in-focus state, based upon a focus prediction that is executed from repeated distance...
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5937216 |
Focal adjustment apparatus for a camera
A focus adjustment apparatus is provided that tracks the direction of movement of an object from a plurality of focus detection areas disposed within the photographic screen of a camera in an...
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5930532 |
Automatic focusing device of camera having highly reliable movement prediction feature
An automatic focusing device of camera is adapted to control the lens to focus on an object moving along the optical axis of the lens. The focus detecting section of the device outputs a plurality...
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5913082 |
Image signal processing apparatus
An image signal processing apparatus for detecting a focusing state or a distance state by performing a correlation calculation of two images received by a light receiving section that includes a...
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5896174 |
Control system for inhibiting a calculating system in an automatic focusing device
An automatic focusing device has a rangefinder CCD sensor unit that measures a defocus amount with respect to the image of an object which is focused by an optical system. A focusing lens group of...
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5878289 |
Camera having automatic focusing system
A camera having an automatic focusing system includes a focus detector in a camera body to which a photographing lens can be detachably mounted for detecting a focus state for an object image...
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5873006 |
Focusing device
A focus adjustment apparatus which automatically focuses a camera or other optical equipment. The focus adjustment apparatus predicts complex fluctuations in the image plane position easily and...
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5862415 |
Auto-focusing camera with panning state detection function
A camera includes (i) a detection circuit for detecting a relative moving state or a vibrating state between the camera and an object and (ii) a focusing adjustment apparatus for focusing on the...
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5862417 |
Automatic focus adjustment apparatus
An automatic focus adjustment apparatus more ideally accomplishes a tracking servo process, which drives a shooting lens so that a focusing state is maintained by predicting movements of an image...
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5860032 |
Autofocus device of a camera and method
An autofocus device and method for a camera that can process statistically the tracking and focusing of an object in high velocity motion. The device and method corrects the acceleration of the...
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5835797 |
Optical apparatus with visual axis detecting
An optical apparatus with the visual axis detecting function is comprised of an imaging optical system, visual axis detecting means for detecting to which of a plurality of areas in the field of...
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5799214 |
Autofocusing device
An automatic focusing device according to the present invention includes a lens drive section that drives and automatically focuses a photographing lens, a defocus amount detecting section that...
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5797048 |
Automatic focusing device which inhibits tracking drive control with a zoom lens having focus shift
An automatic focusing device for a camera capable of accommodating an interchangeable zoom lens which prevents inadvertently performing a moving subject tracking lens drive control when the zoom...
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5787314 |
Automatic focusing device
An automatic focusing device includes a focus detection device for detecting focus data from a plurality of focus detection areas established in the imaging region. A selection device selects a...
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5765051 |
Focus detection device and method
A focus detection device and method permits the shooting lens to follow the movement of the photographic object without a focussing delay due to the calculation time and the movement of the object....
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5745804 |
Automatic focus device
An automatic focus device capable of optimum focus lens driving control corresponding to the magnitude of the positional error of the focus lens. The automatic focus device specifies the target...
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5739856 |
Photographic subject position predicting apparatus
A photographic subject position predicting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a focal point detection device that detects the focal point adjustment state of the...
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5734938 |
Automatic focusing apparatus of a camera
An automatic focusing apparatus of a camera according to the present invention includes: a focus detector which detects repeatedly focus conditions of a photographic lens and outputs successively...
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5732288 |
Auto-focusing device for camera
An auto-focusing device for a camera according to the present invention comprises many different systems. Included is a focus detection section which intermittently calculates focus detection...
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5694625 |
Camera provided with an automatic focus adjusting apparatus
A camera is provided with an automatic focus adjusting apparatus. The automatic focus adjusting apparatus includes a focus detecting device which detects the focus adjusted state of the...
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5659811 |
Blur preventing device for an anticipating drive auto-focus camera
In the blur prevention mode, which prevents photographic blurring caused by the vibration of the camera body which occurs when the mirrors are elevated, an anticipated drive quantity required for...
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5652924 |
Automatic focus adjustment device and focus adjustment method
An automatic focus adjustment device is provided for focusing on a moving object with precision. The automatic focus adjustment device includes a photographic lens driver assembly to vary the...
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5649241 |
Autofocus adjustment device
An autofocus adjustment device capable of computing the confidence level of focus detection accurately is disclosed. The autofocus adjustment device includes a focus detection device to determine...
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5628036 |
Focus adjustment device and method
A focus adjustment device that eliminates unnecessary driving of a shooting lens after the shooting lens has already been driven near to an in-focus position. In a focus adjustment device,...
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5625434 |
Automatic focus device and method
An automatic focusing device drives a focusing lens so as to follow the actual movement of the subject image-forming plane. The automatic focus device has a shooting lens, a camera body, and a CPU...
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5619300 |
Autofocus adjustment device and method
An autofocus adjustment device includes a focus detection assembly that repeatedly detects the focus coordination state of the photographic lens assembly. A memory stores the results of the focus...
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5617174 |
Active range finding device
An active range-finding device includes a light-projecting section for successively projecting range-finding light beams toward an object in a plurality of directions, a plurality of...
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5614982 |
Automatic focus adjustment device for adjusting a focus state of a camera lens regardless of subject stability
An automatic focus adjustment device for use with a camera having a photographic lens. The device includes, but is not limited to, a drive unit changing the amount of extension of a photographic...
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