Image pickup device and method, and program

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2005-12-27

2009-02-17

Fuller, Rodney E (Department: 2862)

Photography

Having variable focal length of camera objective

Having focus operation

C396S085000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07493033

ABSTRACT:
An image pickup device having an auto-focus feature of adjusting a focus lens to focus on a picked-up image of an object, a zoom feature of changing a focus distance, and a telemacro-mode shooting feature of obtaining generally-difficult close-range focus by fixing the focus distance to a telescope end. The image pickup device switches between an auto-focus mode and a manual mode. Likewise the device switches between a telemacro mode and a normal mode. The zoom lens is driven to adjust the focus distance and the focus lens is driven to adjust the shooting distance. A controller drives the zoom lens drive unit to move the zoom lens to a telescope end when the normal mode is switched to the telemacro mode; and drives the focus lens drive unit to move the focus lens to an object-closest end when in the telemacro mode.

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