Electronic camera
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorToshiya Aikawa
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Abstract
An electronic camera includes an image capturing section, a microphone, a lens driving section, and a focus controlling section. The image capturing section generates image data based on a subject image via an imaging optical system. The microphone records speech outside the camera. The lens driving section includes a motor and a drive mechanism to drive the imaging optical system. The focus controlling section controls the lens driving section according to a focusing state of the subject image and makes different at least one of a continuous driving time of the lens driving section and a drive frequency of the motor during the recording with microphone and that during the non-recording.
Claims10
An electronic camera, comprising:
- an image capturing section which generates image data based on a subject image obtained via an imaging optical system;
- a microphone which records speech outside the camera;
- a lens driving section which includes a motor and a drive mechanism to drive said imaging optical system;
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- a focus controlling section which controls said lens driving section according to a focusing state of the subject image, and makes different at least one of a continuous driving time of said lens driving section and a drive frequency of said motor during microphone's recording and that during microphone's non-recording.
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