US 2021/0278629 A1 · IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Abstract

The present technology relates to an image pickup apparatus, a focus control method, and a program that are aimed at enabling an MF distance to be rapidly adjusted. An image pickup apparatus according to a first aspect of the present technology includes a lens section including a focus adjusting lens, a control section configured to drive the focus adjusting lens over a movable area, and an operation receiving section configured to receive an instruction operation for causing the control section to drive the focus adjusting lens, in which the operation receiving section distinctively receives a first instruction operation for moving the focus adjusting lens by a first number of steps within the movable area and a second instruction operation for moving the focus adjusting lens by a second number of steps more than the first number of steps within the movable area. The present technology is applicable to a digital camera.

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Dependent claims

An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a lens section including a focus adjusting lens;
a control section configured to drive the focus adjusting lens over a movable area;
and
an operation receiving section configured to receive an instruction operation for causing the control section to drive the focus adjusting lens, wherein
the operation receiving section distinctively receives a first instruction operation for moving the focus adjusting lens by a first number of steps within the movable area and a second instruction operation for moving the focus adjusting lens by a second number of steps more than the first number of steps within the movable area.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image pickup apparatus, focus control method, and program

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Image pickup apparatus, focus control method, and program

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Abstract

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