Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging apparatus with phase difference focus detection and method for controlling same
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Application No.: US14211614Application Date: 2014-03-14
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Publication No.: US10015376B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Mineo Uchida
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2013-055927 20130319
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; G02B15/14 ; H04N5/235 ; H04N5/369 ; G02B7/34

Abstract:
An imaging element includes pixel portions each having a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel and outputs a phase difference detection-type focus detecting signal. An image signal A includes information for the first sub-pixel and an image signal AB includes information for the second sub-pixel. A level determining unit compares the image signal A with a threshold value SHA and compares the image signal AB with a threshold value SHAB. A correlation calculation processing unit performs correlation calculation for a signal excluding the image signal A having a level exceeding the threshold value SHA and the image signal AB having a level exceeding the threshold value SHAB so as to output the result of calculation to a CPU. The CPU calculates a focal shift amount in accordance with the result of calculation and performs a focus adjusting operation by drive-controlling a focus lens.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140284449A1 IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Public/Granted day:2014-09-25
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