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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081253 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same A zoom lens has a negative object side lens unit (or first lens unit G1), a positive image side lens unit (or third lens unit G3), a positive intermediate lens unit (or second lens unit G2), and an aperture stop. The distance between the object ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068166 | Zoom camera with manual focus function A zoom camera having enhanced focusing stability during high magnification zooming under environments of high temperatures or low temperatures. When the zoom camera performs zoom-in operations in an environment of high or low temperatures, aperture control is added ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8045045 | Image pickup apparatus, control method for the same, and program for implementing the control method An image pickup apparatus which is capable of optimizing the responsiveness of linear changes in focus to operations of a ring member without sacrificing the operability of the ring member, while using a small-sized, low-cost ring member for manual operations. The r... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035724 | Method and apparatus for controlling lens position An optical apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting a reference position, a detection unit for detecting a relative position, and a control unit for outputting a control signal for the optical apparatus after an operation speed of a moveable input member fo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7965334 | Auto-focus camera with adjustable lens movement pitch An auto-focus (AF) camera enables AF operation with high speed and enhanced accuracy. The AF operation encompasses step-scanning the focus lens of the camera from the closest focal position to infinity, or vice versa. In one embodiment, the steps in the step-scannin... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7864240 | Imaging apparatus in which an enlargement of a live picture displayed is based on a determined in-focus evaluation value There is disclosed an imaging apparatus for displaying a live view image, in which an enlargement ratio of the live view image dynamically changes according to changes in in-focus state of a subject. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7839448 | Camera apparatus having a plurality of image pickup elements When the mode is set to a pan focus mode, the imaging apparatus according to the present invention displays types of a shooting scene in an image display section 15 (S1), judges whether or not the user has designated the shooting scene (S2), acq... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834929 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photoelectrically convert light of an object image formed by an imaging optical system to generate a signal, a first detection unit configured to detect a focusing state of the imaging optical system based ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7755697 | Webcam with moveable zoom lens A webcam with an optical lens that can manually be moved into a position in front of the camera lens. The lens may slide or be rotated to a position in front of the camera lens. The optical lens may be a zoom lens, such that, in combination with the lens of the came... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7652715 | Photographing apparatus with improved system initialization and movement of optical system A photographing apparatus includes an imaging optical system to guide light from a subject, a movement mechanism to move the imaging optical system, a sub control section to move the imaging optical system toward a predetermined position with the aid of the movement... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7643082 | Imaging apparatus having an autofocus function A scan representation position table to which three points of focus positions which become scan representation positions are recorded respectively is stored in advance based on the lens position of the zoom lens 2b and the type of priority focus. | 01/05/2010 |
| 7586535 | Camera having a detection circuit for detecting operational interval T between the half-press operation and full-press operation The present invention relates to an image capturing device for applying auto-focus processing triggered in response to an operation of half-pressing a shutter button, and initiating image capturing triggered in response to an operation of full-pressing the shutter b... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583310 | Taking apparatus The present invention concerns an imaging apparatus which works for size reductions, power savings, the efficient attainment of the quantity of light sensed, and prevention of contrast decreases due to a diffraction phenomenon, is well fit for the taking and appreci... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7515199 | Detachable lens apparatus, camera system and camera for accurate automatic focusing using two driving mechanisms Provided are a lens apparatus and an optical apparatus having the same, the lens apparatus including a lens holding member holding a lens, a supporting member for supporting the lens holding member movably in the direction of the optical axis of the lens, a first dr... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7423685 | Image-taking apparatus with first control method in which focus lens is driven based upon signal from image-pickup device and second control method in which focus lens is driven based on signal representing object distance An image-taking apparatus capable of appropriate AF control without depending on a zoom enlargement ratio is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus includes a signal processing section which generates an image signal based on the output signal of an image-pickup devi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421195 | Apparatus for acquiring focussing information and method of acquiring focusing information A storage unit is configured to store beforehand a table that shows a relation between spread parameters and command values supplied to a control unit to acquire a focused image of an object, and information that designates a command value corresponding to an inflec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418200 | Optical unit and imaging device A collapsible type optical unit is described that is capable of moving its optical system between a working position and a retracted position as well as an image-pickup apparatus including the optical unit. The optical unit and the image-pickup apparatus are capable... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411624 | Image sensing apparatus, control method therefor, program, and storage medium An object of this invention is to increase the precision and speed of autofocusing operation. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes a photographing optical system which forms an object image, the photographing optical system having a focusing o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403229 | Testing of miniaturized digital camera modules with electrical and/or optical zoom functions A test apparatus and method for testing the zoom of a miniature digital camera module is presented. A combination of focus targets are illuminated by different colors of light and simultaneously viewed by the digital camera module. The focus targets range from a far... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7391462 | Lens driving method for imaging device, imaging device and camera system When an object image at a preset position is zoomed in at a target magnification by a zoom lens, the focus point position N of the object image at the zoom position Z1 of the target magnification is calculated. In addition, the mutual relation value (interior... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388720 | Imaging apparatus A lens-controlling device controls a first lens unit which moves for zooming and a second lens unit which moves for correcting the displacement of an image plane caused by zooming and for focusing. The lens-controlling device includes a memory which stores data for ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385639 | Digital camera utilizing autofocus settings for image manipulation A digital camera is provided for generating a manipulated output image. The camera focuses an image using an automatic focusing technique thereby generating focus settings. The focus settings are stored in a memory of the digital camera and used in manipulating the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385640 | Camera system, lens apparatus and camera A camera system is disclosed, which can obtain an accurate target driving amount when the target driving amount of a focusing lens is calculated while the focusing lens is driven. The camera system has a camera and a lens apparatus which has an image taking optical ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382411 | Method for focus adjusting and camera A method for focus adjusting through which a subject image formed with a photographic optical system is captured by an image-capturing device and a focus match position for the photographic optical system is calculated based upon focus evaluation values calculated b... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356437 | Information processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, information processing method, and computer program An information processing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and an information processing method, and a computer program are provided. An information processing apparatus includes: an acceleration detecting part which detects an acceleration generated in the informat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349022 | Image shift correcting device, image capturing device, and digital camera using same A image shift correcting device to prevent the user's erroneous recognition while ensuring the accuracy of the AF processing even when a hand shake occurs in the photographing preparation period, is provided with: a image capturing element for performing image captu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349013 | Imaging apparatus having a lens device for a zooming control operation and the method of using the same An object of the present invention is to suitably perform a zooming control operation in the case that a zoom ring is provided at a lens-side portion and zoom switches are provided at a camera-body-side portion of a lens-interchangeable video camera. To achieve this... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330212 | Drive controller of lens apparatus A drive controller of a lens apparatus including a first lens unit movable to perform manual focus and a second lens unit disposed closer to an image than the first lens unit. The drive controller includes a detection device detecting a focal state of the lens appar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330607 | Apparatus and method for controlling an auto-zooming operation of a mobile terminal An apparatus and method for controlling an auto-zooming operation of a mobile terminal. The apparatus and method for controlling an auto-zooming operation of a mobile terminal can automatically adjust the size of a target subject captured by an image capture device ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330214 | Diaphragm apparatus of lens for CCTV camera A diaphragm apparatus of a lens for a CCTV camera includes a diaphragm blade which opens and closes a stop aperture of the diaphragm apparatus; and an ND filter which is attached to the diaphragm blade, the ND filter having a spectral transmittance so that the trans... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330211 | Camera module with focus adjustment structure and systems and methods of making the same Camera modules with focus adjustment structures and systems and methods of making the same are described. In one aspect, a sensor housing having an image sensor, a lens holder comprising a lens, and a deformable focus adjustment structure are provided. The focus adj... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327395 | Autofocus apparatus When a high-frequency component of a video signal that is output from a CCD image sensor (1-2) can be extracted from band-pass filters (1-13, 1-14), the band-pass filters (1-13, 1-14) are changed in accordance ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317475 | Recording/playback apparatus with telephone and its control method, video camera with telephone and its control method, image communication apparatus, and storage medium This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305180 | Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range A digital camera includes a first image sensor, a first wide angle lens for forming a first image of a scene on the first image sensor; a second image sensor, a zoom lens for forming a second image of the same scene on the second image sensor, a control element for ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7274401 | Digital camera for fast start up The present invention provides a digital camera in which the start-up time which is from when a power source is turned on until the digital camera is in a state in which photographing is possible is short. A DC motor and a stepping motor are driven simultaneously. A... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268816 | Camera unit having lenses mounted in movable elements which are made to abut against a movement regulating member Electrode substrates, a movable element which can freely move reciprocally by being guided by the electrode substrates, and in which electrodes are formed on a pair of surfaces thereof facing one another, and which has a lens, an image pickup element imaging an imag... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262803 | Camera with adjustable auto-focus detection area An optical apparatus which can be focused on an object included at an arbitrary position in an image-taking area with simple operations, is disclosed. The optical apparatus according to the present invention comprises a focusing state calculating circuit which deriv... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262805 | Focus detecting system A focus detecting system for determining the focus state of an imaging lens, such as a camera lens, is disclosed. Object light not forming an image for image production is deflected along an optical axis through a relay lens to a focus state detection unit that incl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253834 | Image pickup apparatus having image pickup optical system An image pickup apparatus comprising a first lens unit which comprises at least a negative lens element and at least a positive lens element and has negative refractive power, a second lens unit which has positive refractive power, and an optical path bending reflec... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254322 | Drive controller of a lens apparatus A drive controller of a lens apparatus including a first lens unit moving for performing manual focus and a second lens unit moving for performing auto-focus has a control device switchable between a first mode for performing an auto-focus control of the second lens... | 08/07/2007 |
