Camera with an auto-focus function

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2005-08-01

2008-10-07

Blackman, Rochelle-Ann (Department: 2862)

Photography

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

Plural focusing or rangefinding areas

C396S103000, C396S123000, C396S124000, C396S130000, C396S147000, C348S346000, C348S349000, C250S201200

Reexamination Certificate

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07433586

ABSTRACT:
A first area of a predetermined size is set as a focus area from which AF evaluation values are picked up in AF control when a focus mode is a normal one. When the focus mode changes to a macro mode, a second area narrower than the first area is set as the AF area. Thus, in the macro mode, focus search is performed automatically through the narrower area. AF frames indicative of the first and second areas are displayed on a through image.

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