Imaging apparatus and imaging method

Details Imaging apparatus and imaging method Imaging apparatus and imaging method

2007-10-16

2007-10-16

Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2851)

Photography

With exposure objective focusing means, focusing aid, or...

Reliability of focus/distance signal

C396S106000, C396S123000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11034832

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus including a ranging device for measuring a distance to a subject, a device for radiating fill-light to the subject, and a re-ranging determining device for determining as to whether re-measurement is executed based on a measured result of the ranging device, when the re-ranging determining device determines that the re-measurement by the ranging device is required, the fill-light radiating device radiating the fill light to the subject based on the determination of the re-ranging determining device, the ranging device having a ranging element mechanism for allowing a light flux from the subject to image thereon to measure the distance to the subject, a ranging arithmetical mechanism for achieving an arithmetic of the ranging based on outputting data of the ranging element mechanism, and an area selecting mechanism for selecting an area based on an arithmetical result of the ranging arithmetical mechanism.

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