Photography – With exposure objective focusing means – focusing aid – or... – Single focus area with variable size or location
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-14
2010-10-05
Blackman, Rochelle-Ann J (Department: 2862)
Photography
With exposure objective focusing means, focusing aid, or...
Single focus area with variable size or location
C396S121000, C396S125000, C348S346000, C348S350000, C250S201200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07809260
ABSTRACT:
The present invention further improves operability related to setting the position and size of a focus detection region. An image capturing apparatus of the invention is provided with an image sensor that photo-electrically converts an object image formed by an optical lens, a focus detection unit that detects the focus state of the object image using an image signal from a focus detection region that is a region that is a portion within a frame of the image sensor, a setting unit that sets one focus detection mode from among a plurality of focus detection modes in which the size and position of the focus detection region within the frame differ, and a storage unit that stores a focus detection region size and position for each of the plurality of focus detection modes.
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The above references were cited in a Aug. 21, 2009 Chinese Office Action that issued in Chinese Patent Application No. 200810135419.2 with English Translation.
Kubota Akira
Naka Yasutaka
Ogino Hiroyuki
Yoshida Nobukazu
Blackman Rochelle-Ann J
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C.
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