Image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method

Details Image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method Image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method

2005-04-27

2008-11-04

Ometz, David (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Optics

C348S347000, C348S350000, C348S349000, C396S079000, C396S081000, C396S082000, C396S103000, C396S104000, C396S121000, C396S123000, C396S124000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07446810

ABSTRACT:
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an object; a focal length storing unit for storing a focal length of the object which is outside of an image capturing region of the image being captured by the image capturing unit by corresponding to a positional relationship between the image capturing unit and the object; an image capturing region variation detecting unit for detecting variation in the image capturing region of the image capturing unit; a positional relationship predicting unit for predicting a positional relationship between the image capturing unit and the object after the image capturing region of the image capturing unit is varied on the basis of the variation in the image capturing region detected by the image capturing region variation detecting unit; and a focus adjustment control unit for controlling focus adjustment by the image capturing unit on the basis of the focal length stored by the focal length storing unit, wherein the focal length is corresponded to the positional relationship predicted by the positional relationship predicting unit.

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