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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7962026 | Discrete automatic focusing and error correcting method Provided are a discrete AF control method and an error correcting method of a camera module using a diffraction device. In the method, a focus is moved to a (the number of all positions/m)-th position, and a focusing value at a start position is compared with that a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7899315 | Method of automatically adjusting the depth of field A method of automatically adjusting a depth of field, suitable for adjusting settings relevant to the depth of field when pre-shooting an image to be shot through a digital camera, includes capturing an image to be shot; dividing the image into a plurality of detect... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7783183 | Systems and methods for reducing rain effects in images Systems and methods for reducing the visibility of rain in acquired images are provided. One or more inputs relating the scene desired to be acquired by the user are used to retrieve camera settings that will reduce the visibility of rain in acquired images. Additio... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7729601 | Shutter for autofocus An autofocus method can include moving a lens and reading out first image data associated with a plurality of image pixels during a first low light interval, modifying camera parameters to provide autofocus image light received during an autofocus light interval, ac... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720369 | Image taking apparatus According to an aspect of the present invention, once the mode setting device sets the person photographing mode, and the face zooming instruction device instructs zooming to the face of the person, the detection device detects the size of the face of the person cap... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7664383 | Multiple frame photography A device may determine whether a user input for capturing a view is triggered and automatically frame a plurality of images of the view when the user input is determined to be triggered by repeatedly determining a zoom value for an image, optically zooming the view ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660517 | Systems and methods for reducing rain effects in images Systems and methods for reducing the visibility of rain in acquired images are provided. One or more inputs relating the scene desired to be acquired by the user are used to retrieve camera settings that will reduce the visibility of rain in acquired images. Additio... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657166 | Mobile communication terminal having camera function and method for performing the same A method is provided for performing a camera function including a zoom function by which an image of a subject is photographed in zoom steps so that the image is magnified or reduced. The method comprises the steps of detecting a distance between the subject and a c... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653297 | AF lens position determination systems and methods and anti-dazzling screens thereof AF lens position determination systems and methods. The system comprises an anti-dazzling screen, a sensor and a processing module. The anti-dazzling screen comprises first and second areas. The length of a respective covered sub-area in the first area is a first di... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7609955 | Image taking device, portable terminal device, image taking method, and program An image taking device has a multifocal lens which changes its focal length to change the image taking area on a subject from which an image is to be taken by an image pickup sensor, a distance sensor for measuring the distance to the subject, an image taking distan... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7570879 | Image sensing apparatus, control method therefor, and automatic focus adjusting device for image sensing apparatus This invention provides a technique of stably focusing on a major object without any sense of discomfort regardless of differences in lens unit type in a camera body on which a lens unit can be detachably mounted. For this purpose, the type of lens unit connected to... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7469097 | Method and apparatus for coping with condition in which subject is too close to digital imaging device for acceptable focus A digital imaging device automatically detects that a subject is too close to the device for acceptable focus to be achieved and informs the user, takes automatic corrective action, or both. ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7444073 | Digital camera module with auto-focusing function A digital camera module (100) with an auto-focusing function is adapted for use in a foldable electronic device. The digital camera module includes a lens mount (10), a lens barrel (20), a voice coil actuator (40), and an image pick-up mo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430368 | Zoom lens assembly capable of macro photography A zoom lens assembly includes an optical system forming an optical axis and having at least one lens group, a base member (1), a macro ring member (2) rotatably engaged with the base member for accomplishing both zooming and focusing operations, a lens... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7221805 | Method for generating a focused image of an object A method is provided for computing a composite image representing a focused image of an object in an application of machine vision in an optical inspection system. An image tessellated into focus regions is evaluated by region for fine feature sharpness. A sharpness... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212243 | Image pickup device with automatic and manual exposure control modes for image signal and image display to display an image based on an image signal obtained in automatic or manual exposure control An image pickup device designed to always ensure improved facility with which an object is recognized even in a manual exposure control mode. The image pickup device includes an exposure control device capable of being selectively set in one of an automatic mode and... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7187857 | Lens control apparatus In a lens control apparatus for detecting a magnification lens position and a focus compensation lens and controlling a focus compensation position in zooming such that a focused position of the focus compensation lens with respect to a discrete magnification lens p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167203 | Digital camera having controller for reducing occurrences of blur in displayed images A digital camera comprises a camera body and an image sensing unit. The image sensing unit is provided with a taking lens and an image sensing device for taking images and with an optical viewfinder. The camera body is provided with a controller for controlling the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142780 | Camera system and lens barrel A camera system comprises a camera body; a lens barrel having a photographing optical system, which can be mounted at the camera body; a shutter release switch disposed at the camera body and operated to start a shutter release operation; and a first operating switc... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130535 | Camera system with flash control based on focal length When the focal length of a photographic lens is less than a first focal length, a dimming correction amount deltaY is set to a certain minus value (deltaYW=−WddY) (S100, S150). When the focal length is greater than a second focal length, the dimming ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113219 | Controls for digital cameras for capturing images and sound A digital camera has both image capture and audio capture modes. The digital camera has: a control member moveable from an initial position to a first position for effecting audio capture and to a second position for effecting image capture. A releasable latch means... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7092027 | TV lens system and apparatus and method for zoom control A CPU of a lens system obtains contents of a speed control and a position control as a controller signal from a zoom controller. The speed control is based on an operation of a thumb ring which is instructed in a zoom controller, and the position control is based on... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071985 | Optical device and method for selecting object of focus A camera capable of automatically detecting a main object in a sensed image. A distance distribution generation unit discriminates a plurality of areas in the sensed image on the basis of a predetermined condition, and a main object area determination unit automatic... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7006764 | User interface for controlling cropping in electronic camera A camera adjusts the aspect ratio of a viewfinder image. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6967686 | Image sensing method, image sensing apparatus, lens control method therefor, and storage medium It is an object of this invention to provide an image sensing method which allows object focus tracking during zooming regardless of the shutter speed. In order to achieve this object, a zoom motor for driving a zoom lens is controlled by a lens control microcompute... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6907194 | Camera having continuously cropping viewfinder A camera and method provide image cropping. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of a scene. A vi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6778770 | Camera control settings with persistence based on elapsed time since power-off A camera, at power-on, determines elapsed time since power-off. The camera restores at least one control setting to a persistent value when the elapsed time is less than a predetermined threshold. The camera restores the at least one control setting to a default val... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6614998 | Automatic focusing camera and shooting method An automatic focusing camera is provided with a determining device that determines a plurality of positions of a lens group or an imaging surface of a CCD for focusing on a plurality of subjects in a subject image, an AF motor that sequentially moves the ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6496657 | Camera A camera includes: a distance measuring device for measuring an object distance; a photometry device for measuring an object brightness; a mode setting device for setting a self portrait photographic mode to set a photographic condition appropriate for ph... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6430368 | Autofocus apparatus The autofocus apparatus has a first mode of shifting a focus lens at a fine step interval so as to sample an AF evaluation value, and for detecting an in-focus position on the basis of a sampling AF evaluation value; and a second mode of shifting the focu... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6404939 | Image reading apparatus Four lenses having a common optical axis are provided in a lens barrel 17 composing an image-forming optical system. The four lenses are termed G1, G2, G3, and G4 from the light source side first and have positive, negative, positive, and positive compone... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393217 | Camera In this camera, a non-operation continuation time of a camera operation switch in a lens barrel extended state is clocked, the extended state of the lens barrel is checked when the continuation time exceeds a predetermined first reference time shorter tha... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6370332 | Zoom lens apparatus The present invention relates to a zoom lens having a controller which controls driving of a zoom portion, based on input of zoom control information, and which controls driving of the zoom portion while calculating a target drive state (zoom position) of... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6301439 | Lens driving control apparatus for zoom lens A lens driving control apparatus for a zoom lens includes a zooming operation member for operating a zoom part of the zoom lens, a focusing operation member for operating a focusing lens part of the zoom lens, and a control circuit for driving and control... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6268967 | Zoom lens apparatus The present invention relates to a zoom lens apparatus used with a television camera and provides an apparatus constructed in such structure that, on the occasion of limiting an angle of view, a zoom state set and manipulated by a photographer is converte... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6167201 | Camera having a power zoom function A camera is provided with a varifocal lens including a zoom lens system driven by a motor and by a zoom lens drive control section and a focusing lens system driven by a motor and by a focusing lens drive control section for performing focusing before the... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6134390 | Lens driving control apparatus for zoom lens A lens driving control apparatus for a zoom lens includes a zooming operation member for operating a zoom part of the zoom lens, a focusing operation member for operating a focusing lens part of the zoom lens, and a control circuit for driving and control... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5945843 | Semiconductor integrated circuit A level conversion circuit as a semiconductor integrated circuit has a first load resistance (R1), a second load resistance (R2), a first NMOS transistor (MN3) and a second NMOS transistor (MN4) connected to them (R1 and R2) in parallel, respectively, tha... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5890020 | Optical system controlling apparatus An optical system controlling apparatus includes a plurality of lenses for varying an optical characteristic, a plurality of driving parts for driving the plurality of lenses, respectively, a plurality of sensors for detecting the respective states of dri... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5848304 | Camera having automatic program zoom mode Photographing operation of a camera is possible in an automatic program zoom mode in which focal length of a photographing lens is automatically determined based on a prescribed program, and in a manual zoom mode in which focal length of the photographing... | 12/08/1998 |
