Automatic focusing apparatus

Details Automatic focusing apparatus Automatic focusing apparatus

1990-12-21

1992-03-17

Adams, Russell E.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Specific signal processing circuitry

354406, 354408, 358227, G03B 1336

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active

050972820

ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to an automatic focusing apparatus for use in a photographic camera and, in a particular video-camera. The apparatus includes a defocus amount detecting device such as charged coupled devices (CCD) array for detecting the defocus amount of a photographic lens, a memorizing device for memorizing the focusing zone to carry out the lens-focus-adjustment, a comparing device for comparing between the specific setting value and the detected defocus amount, a selecting device for selecting the focusing zone so as to carry out the lens-focus-adjustment in accordance with a detection of the focusing condition, a focus adjusting mechanism for carrying out the lens-focus-adjustment on the basis of the defocus amount of the focusing zone selected by the selecting device, and a focusing zone alteration device for rememorizing the focusing zone with respect to the change of the focusing zone at which the lens-focus-adjustment is carried out. The displacement of the defocus amount corresponding to the change of a relative location of the object to the photographic lens is approximately proportional to the displacement of the output signal of the defecting device of the defocus amount, so that it is possible to know by detecting the defocus amount whether or not the photographic lens is properly focused and where the object is located in a photographic field if not focused.

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