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US 2009/0153666 A1Published application
Tracking device, automatic focusing device, and camera
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Takeuchi, Keiko Muramatsu
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Abstract
A tracking device includes: a light measurement device for light measuring an object; a focus detection device for performing focus detection of the object by an optical system; and a tracking control device for tracking the object based on light measurement information from the light measurement device and focus detection information from the focus detection device corresponding to the light measurement information.
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A tracking device comprising:
- a light measurement device for light measuring an object;
- a focus detection device for performing focus detection of the object by an optical system;
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- a tracking control device for tracking the object based on light measurement information from the light measurement device and focus detection information from the focus detection device corresponding to the light measurement information.
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A tracking method comprising:
- a light measurement step of light measuring an object;
- a focus detection step of performing focus detection of the object by an optical system;
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- a tracking step of tracking the object based on at least one of a light measurement result in the light measurement step or a focus detection result in the focus detection step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.