JP2006243636A5

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Publication number: JP2006243636A5
Application number: JP2005062526A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-03-07
Publication date: 2008-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 2025-03-07

Claims

Imaging means for imaging an image incident through the focus lens;
First autofocus means for moving the focus lens to a position to be focused on a first subject included in an image captured by the imaging means;
Second autofocus means for moving the focus lens to a position to be focused on a second subject at a position different from the first subject after the focus lens is moved by the first autofocus means; ,
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records an image picked up by the image pickup unit at a position where the focus lens is moved by a second autofocus unit .

Mask means for masking a portion corresponding to the first subject from an image when the focus lens is focused on the first subject by the first autofocus means;
The second autofocus means moves the focus lens to a position for focusing on a second subject at a position different from the first subject included in the image masked by the mask means. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 .

The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second subject is located at a position farther than the first subject .

The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second autofocus unit moves the focus lens so that the first subject is outside the depth of field.

4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second autofocus means moves the focus lens so as to focus on a predetermined multiple of a distance to the first subject. .

When the second autofocus means cannot move to a position where the second subject is focused, the focus lens is focused on a position on the far side from the focused first subject. 6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising third autofocus means for moving the focus lens by a predetermined amount.

An imaging step of capturing an image incident on the imaging unit via the focus lens;
A first autofocus step of moving the focus lens to a position for focusing on a first subject included in the image captured in the imaging step ;
After the focus lens is moved in the first autofocus step, a second autofocus step of moving the focus lens to a position to focus on a second subject at a position different from the first subject. When,
An image recording method comprising: a recording step of causing the recording unit to record an image captured by the imaging unit at a position where the focus lens has moved in a second autofocus step .

A computer mounted on an imaging apparatus including a focus lens and a recording unit ,
Imaging means for capturing an image incident through the focus lens,
First autofocus means for moving the focus lens to a position for focusing on a first subject included in an image picked up by the image pickup means ;
After the movement of the focus lens by the first auto focusing means, second auto focusing means for moving the focus lens to a position where focusing to a second object at a position different from the first object ,
A program for causing a recording unit to record an image picked up by the image pickup unit at a position where the focus lens is moved by a second autofocus unit .