JP2016071193A - Imaging device, imaging control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a stable image by more appropriately correcting the deviation of an optical center position due to the movement of a lens.SOLUTION: In an imaging device 1, a center position deviation amount storage part 72 stores a deviation amount of an optical center position of a zoom lens 162a. A position detection part 52 detects a zoom position of the zoom lens 162a. A correction amount setting part 53 sets an estimation value of a movement amount for correcting the deviation amount of the optical center position in accordance with the movement amount during moving to the next zoom position of the zoom lens 162a on the basis of the deviation amount of the optical center position stored by the center position deviation amount storage part 72, and the zoom position detected by the position detection part 52. A correction control part 54 performs deviation correction of the optical center position as much as the movement amount set by the correction amount setting part 53 while moving the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging control method, and a program.

Conventionally, when assembling a lens unit of a camera, alignment is performed in order to align the center position. In the case of a lens unit having an optical zoom mechanism, alignment is performed so that the center position does not deviate even when the zoom lens moves.
In order to eliminate such a shift in the center position, it is effective to increase the assembly accuracy of the lens unit. However, in this case, the manufacturing cost is increased.
On the other hand, a technique is known that suppresses the influence on the captured image by correcting the generated shift of the center position.
For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for correcting a center position shift caused by movement of a zoom lens in accordance with a zoom operation.

JP 2009-100365 A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the zoom position when the zoom lens is moved is detected, and the center position is corrected according to the zoom position. Position correction will be delayed. For this reason, during the zoom operation, the shaking due to the movement of the image for adjusting the center position becomes conspicuous, and there is a possibility that the image becomes uncomfortable for the user.
As described above, in the conventional technique, it is difficult to appropriately correct the shift of the optical center position due to the movement of the lens.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to more appropriately correct the shift of the optical center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

In order to achieve the above object, an imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention includes:
Storage means for storing the shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens;
Position detecting means for detecting a zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means and the zoom position detected by the position detection means, according to the movement amount during movement of the zoom lens to the next zoom position, Setting means for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position;
Correction means for correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set by the setting means while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hardware of the imaging device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the lens in an optical lens part. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure for performing center position correction processing among the functional structures of an imaging device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the content of the center position shift amount table memorize | stored in the center position shift amount memory | storage part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the shift | offset | difference of the center position which arises according to the movement of a zoom lens. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a center position correction process executed by the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 3. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a center position correction process executed by the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG. 3.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an imaging apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The imaging device 1 is configured as a digital camera, for example.

  The imaging apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an imaging unit 16, and a sensor unit 17. An input unit 18, an output unit 19, a storage unit 20, a communication unit 21, and a drive 22.

  The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 20 to the RAM 13. For example, the CPU 11 executes zoom control processing according to a program for zoom control processing described later.

The RAM 13 appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.
The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are connected to each other via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14. An imaging unit 16, a sensor unit 17, an input unit 18, an output unit 19, a storage unit 20, a communication unit 21, and a drive 22 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

The imaging unit 16 includes an optical lens unit 16a and an image sensor 16b.
The optical lens unit 16a includes various lenses for condensing light, a diaphragm unit, a shutter unit, and the like for photographing a subject.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of lenses in the optical lens unit 16a.
As shown in FIG. 2, the optical lens unit 16a includes an objective lens 161a, a zoom lens 162a, a camera shake correction lens 163a, and a focus lens 164a. The optical lens portion 16a is provided with an actuator 165a such as a DC motor that moves the camera shake correction lens 163a in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
The objective lens 161a converges light from the subject.

The zoom lens 162a is moved in the optical axis direction by an actuator such as a DC motor, thereby freely changing the focal length within a certain range.
The camera shake correction lens 163a is configured to be movable in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis by an actuator 165a. The camera shake correction lens 163a moves in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis corresponding to the shake generated in the optical lens unit 16a, and suppresses a change in the position where the subject image is formed in the image sensor 16b. In this embodiment, the shift of the center position of the optical lens portion 16a caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a in the optical axis direction is caused by the movement of the camera shake correction lens 163a in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. to correct. However, the center position of the optical lens unit 16a can be obtained by moving the image sensor 16b in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, or by changing the center of an image clipping range (a region to be a captured image) in the image sensor 16b. It is also possible to correct the deviation.

The focus lens 164a is a lens that forms a subject image on the light receiving surface of the image sensor 16b.
The optical lens portion 16a is also provided with a control circuit such as a peripheral circuit for adjusting the focus setting parameter and a DC motor for adjusting the position of the zoom lens 162a in the optical axis direction. The optical lens unit 16a is provided with a peripheral circuit that adjusts setting parameters such as exposure and white balance as necessary.

The image sensor 16b includes a photoelectric conversion element, an AFE (Analog Front End), and the like.
The photoelectric conversion element is composed of, for example, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) type photoelectric conversion element or the like. A subject image is incident on the photoelectric conversion element from the optical lens unit. Therefore, the photoelectric conversion element photoelectrically converts (captures) the subject image, accumulates the image signal for a predetermined time, and sequentially supplies the accumulated image signal as an analog signal to the AFE.
The AFE performs various signal processing such as A / D (Analog / Digital) conversion processing on the analog image signal. Through various signal processing, a digital signal is generated and output as an output signal of the imaging unit 16.

  The sensor unit 17 includes various sensors such as a triaxial acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

The input unit 18 includes various buttons, a microphone, and the like, and inputs various information and audio information according to a user's instruction operation.
The output unit 19 includes a display, a speaker, and the like, and outputs images and sounds.
The storage unit 20 is configured by a hard disk, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), or the like, and stores various image data.
The communication unit 21 controls communication with other devices (not shown) via a network including the Internet.

  A removable medium 31 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 22. The program read from the removable medium 31 by the drive 22 is installed in the storage unit 20 as necessary. The removable medium 31 can also store various data such as image data stored in the storage unit 20 in the same manner as the storage unit 20.

[Functional configuration]
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration for executing the center position correction process among the functional configurations of the imaging apparatus 1 as described above.
The center position correction process is a series of processes for predicting a shift in the center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens and correcting the shift in the center position in accordance with the zoom operation.

  When the center position correction process is executed, as shown in FIG. 3, in the CPU 11, the center position deviation amount measurement unit 51, the position detection unit 52, the correction amount setting unit 53, the correction control unit 54, and zoom control are performed. The unit 55 functions. Further, a lens position storage unit 71 and a center position deviation amount storage unit 72 are set in one area of the storage unit 20.

  The lens position storage unit 71 stores a zoom stage (zoom stage) from a wide angle to a telephoto and a position (position in the optical axis direction) of the zoom lens 162a corresponding to each zoom stage in association with each other. The position of the zoom lens 162a is controlled in association with the number of pulses of an encoder (not shown) that generates pulses in response to the movement of the zoom lens 162a.

  In the center position deviation amount storage unit 72, data (hereinafter referred to as “center”) in which a center position deviation amount (a deviation amount from a reference position) is associated with each zoom stage stored in the lens position storage unit 71. This is referred to as a “positional deviation amount table”.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the center position deviation amount table stored in the center position deviation amount storage unit 72. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the shift of the center position that occurs in accordance with the movement of the zoom lens 162a.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the zoom lens 162a moves in the optical axis direction, the center position of the optical lens portion 16a shifts in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis due to distortion of the lens barrel, looseness, and the like. .
FIG. 5 schematically shows an example in which the center position is shifted due to the zoom lens 162a. However, the center position is shifted due to the inclination of other lenses or the lens barrel itself. Is the same.
In the present embodiment, such a deviation of the center position of the optical lens portion 16a is measured in advance and stored in a center position deviation amount table.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the center position shift amount table is associated with the center position shift amount data a0 to a255 for each zoom stage of 0 to 255.

Returning to FIG. 3, the center position deviation amount measuring unit 51 is set to a reference position (for example, the center position when the zoom lens 162 a is positioned at the wide-angle end) with respect to the center position of the optical lens unit 16 a. On the other hand, the shift amount of the center position when the zoom lens 162a is moved to each zoom stage is measured. Then, the center position deviation amount measuring unit 51 stores the measured deviation of the center position in the center position deviation amount table.
The measurement of the center position shift amount by the center position shift amount measuring unit 51 can be performed, for example, at the time of product factory shipment, at the time of manufacturing the lens unit, or by the user at an arbitrary timing.
The position detector 52 detects the position of the zoom lens 162a in the optical axis direction.

When the zoom operation is performed by the user, the correction amount setting unit 53 reads the shift amount of the center position from the center position shift amount table of the shift amount storage unit 72 for each zoom stage of the zoom lens 162a to be moved. . Then, the correction amount setting unit 53 sets a correction amount for each segment of the position where the zoom stage is further divided based on the read deviation amount of the center position.
Specifically, when the zoom operation is performed by the user, the correction amount setting unit 53 divides each zoom stage to which the zoom lens 162a moves into M (M is a positive integer), and sets the position classification. . Then, the correction amount setting unit 53 refers to the center position deviation amount table, acquires the center position deviation amount Pd in the next zoom stage, and sets the center position deviation amount Pd in the next zoom stage to 1 / M. A correction amount Pm of the corrected position is calculated. The position correction amount Pm is a unit when the correction amount setting unit 53 performs position correction, and is a predicted value of the shift amount of the center position in the position classification.

The correction controller 54 corrects the center position by adding or subtracting the position correction amount Pm with respect to the current center position every time the zoom lens 162a moves in the optical axis direction and enters the next position section. To do. Then, the correction control unit 54 moves the camera shake correction lens 163a in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis so that the corrected center position is obtained.
Thus, every time the zoom lens 162a enters a position segment that is divided smaller than the zoom stage, the correction amount Pm of the position corresponding to the position segment is added in advance to the center position, and the camera shake correction lens 163a is It is moved in conjunction with the zoom lens 162a. Therefore, it is possible to predict the amount of deviation of the center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a and correct it according to the zoom operation.
The zoom control unit 55 moves the zoom lens 162a in the optical axis direction by an actuator so that the zoom stage is designated by the user's operation.

[Operation]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the center position correction process executed by the imaging apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG.
The center position correction process is started when an operation for instructing execution of the center position correction process is input. When the center position correction process is executed, the number of divisions M of the zoom stage is a fixed value set in advance, and the initial value of the variable N indicating the order of the position divisions in the zoom stage is set to 1. .

In step S1, the zoom control unit 55 starts moving the zoom lens 162a in accordance with a user operation.
In step S2, the correction amount setting unit 53 reads the shift amount Pd of the center position of the next zoom stage from the center position shift amount table, and sets the shift amount Pd of the center position of the next zoom stage to 1 / M. A correction amount Pm is calculated.
In step S3, every time the zoom lens 162a moves in the optical axis direction and enters the next position section, the correction control unit 54 adds or subtracts the position correction amount Pm with respect to the current center position. The center position is corrected, and the camera shake correction lens 163a is moved to the corrected center position.

In step S4, the correction control unit 54 determines whether or not the variable N is equal to the zoom stage division number M (that is, whether or not the zoom lens 162a has reached the next zoom stage).
If the variable N does not match the number of divisions M of the zoom stage, NO is determined in step S4, and the process proceeds to step S5.
If the variable N matches the number of divisions M of the zoom stage, YES is determined in step S4, and the process proceeds to step S6.
In step S5, the correction control unit 54 increments the variable N by 1.
After step S5, the process proceeds to step S3.

In step S6, the zoom control unit 55 determines whether or not there has been a request to stop the zoom operation (that is, whether or not the zoom operation has been stopped).
If there is no request for stopping the zoom operation, it is determined as NO in Step S6, and the process proceeds to Step S7.
If there is a zoom operation stop request, YES is determined in step S6, and the process proceeds to step S8.
In step S7, the zoom control unit 55 sets the variable N to 1.
After step S7, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S8, the zoom control unit 55 starts a stop process for the zoom lens 162a. In other words, the zoom control unit 55 determines the latest stoppable zoom stage.
In step S <b> 9, the zoom control unit 55 stops the zoom lens 162 a at the latest stoppable zoom stage. That is, the zoom control unit 55 stops the zoom operation.
After step S9, the center position correction process ends.

By such processing, in the imaging apparatus 1, when the zoom operation is performed, each time the zoom lens 162a enters a position segment divided smaller than the zoom stage, the position corresponding to the position segment is changed. The correction amount Pm is added to the center position in advance, and the camera shake correction lens 163a is moved in conjunction with the zoom lens 162a. Therefore, it is possible to predict the amount of deviation of the center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a and correct it according to the zoom operation.
Accordingly, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The imaging apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment corrects the shift amount of the center position from the viewpoint of the moving speed of the center position when the center position shift occurs in the optical lens unit 16a. 1 and different.
Specifically, the imaging apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the functional configuration of the correction amount setting unit 53 and the correction control unit 54 and the content of the center position correction process.
Therefore, the functional configuration of the correction amount setting unit 53 and the correction control unit 54, which are different parts, and the contents of the center position correction process will be mainly described.
In the present embodiment, the correction amount setting unit 53 calculates the center position shift amount for each zoom stage of the zoom lens 162a to be moved when the user performs a zoom operation. Read from the deviation table. Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 calculates a predicted required time for the zoom lens 162a to move between the zoom stages. Specifically, the correction amount setting unit 53 calculates the time required for the zoom lens 162a to move by the actuator between the positions in the optical axis direction corresponding to each zoom stage. Then, the correction amount setting unit 53 determines the amount of movement of the center position per unit time (that is, the center position) in each zoom stage based on the read center position shift amount and the calculated estimated time required for the zoom lens 162a. A moving speed Vp) for correcting the deviation is set.

The correction control unit 54 is set by the correction amount setting unit 53 in a direction to suppress the shift of the center position in the next zoom stage every time the zoom lens 162a moves in the optical axis direction and enters the next zoom stage. The center position is corrected so that the center position is moved at the moving speed. Then, the correction control unit 54 moves the camera shake correction lens 163a in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis so that the corrected center position is obtained.
Thus, every time the zoom lens 162a enters each zoom stage, the center position is corrected in advance with the moving speed Vp of the center position set corresponding to the zoom stage, and the camera shake correction lens 163a is connected to the zoom lens 162a. Moved in conjunction. Therefore, it is possible to predict the speed of the shift of the center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a and correct it according to the zoom operation.

[Operation]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the center position correction process executed by the imaging apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 having the functional configuration of FIG.
The center position correction process is started when an operation for instructing execution of the center position correction process is input.
In step S11, the zoom control unit 55 starts moving the zoom lens 162a in accordance with a user operation.
In step S12, the correction amount setting unit 53 reads out the shift amount of the center position of the next zoom stage from the center position shift amount table.
In step S13, the correction amount setting unit 53 calculates a predicted required time for the zoom lens 162a to move from the current zoom level to the next zoom level.
In step S14, the correction amount setting unit 53 moves to correct the shift of the center position at each zoom stage based on the shift amount of the center position at the next zoom stage and the calculated estimated time required for the zoom lens 162a. Set the speed Vp.
In step S15, every time the zoom lens 162a moves in the optical axis direction and enters the next zoom step, the correction control unit 54 sets the correction amount setting unit in a direction that suppresses the deviation of the center position in the next zoom step. The camera shake correction lens 163a is moved so as to move the center position at the moving speed set by 53, and the center position is corrected.

In step S16, the zoom control unit 55 determines whether or not there has been a request to stop the zoom operation (that is, whether or not the zoom operation has been stopped).
If there is no request for stopping the zoom operation, NO is determined in step S16, and the process proceeds to step S12.
If there is a zoom operation stop request, YES is determined in step S16, and the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, the zoom control unit 55 starts a stop process for the zoom lens 162a. In other words, the zoom control unit 55 determines the latest stoppable zoom stage.
In step S <b> 18, the zoom control unit 55 stops the zoom lens 162 a at the latest stoppable zoom stage. That is, the zoom control unit 55 stops the zoom operation.
After step S18, the center position correction process ends.

With such processing, when the zoom operation is performed in the imaging apparatus 1, every time the zoom lens 162a enters each zoom stage, the moving speed Vp of the center position set corresponding to the zoom stage is obtained. The center position is corrected in advance, and the camera shake correction lens 163a is moved in conjunction with the zoom lens 162a. Therefore, it is possible to predict the speed of the shift of the center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a and correct it according to the zoom operation.
Accordingly, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

The imaging apparatus 1 configured as described above includes a center position deviation amount storage unit 72, a position detection unit 52, a correction amount setting unit 53, and a correction control unit 54.
The center position shift amount storage unit 72 stores a shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens 162a.
The position detection unit 52 detects the zoom position of the zoom lens 162a.
The correction amount setting unit 53 moves to the next zoom position of the zoom lens 162a based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored in the center position shift amount storage unit 72 and the zoom position detected by the position detection unit 52. In accordance with the movement amount during the movement, a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position is set.
The correction control unit 54 corrects the shift of the optical center position by the movement amount set by the correction amount setting unit 53 while moving the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position.
Thereby, it is possible to predict and correct the shift amount of the optical center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a according to the zoom operation.
Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the optical center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

Further, the shift amount stored in the center position shift amount storage unit 72 is a shift amount in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
Thereby, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the optical center position in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis due to the movement of the lens.

Further, the shift amount stored in the center position shift amount storage unit 72 is a shift amount for each zoom stage.
Accordingly, it is possible to accurately correct the shift amount corresponding to the unit of the zoom operation.

Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 sets a movement ratio with respect to the movement distance for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position according to the movement ratio with respect to the movement distance of the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position.
As a result, when the zoom operation is performed, the optical center position is corrected with a correction amount corresponding to the movement ratio with respect to the movement distance of the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position.
Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately correct the shift of the optical center position due to the movement of the lens and obtain a stable image.

Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 sets the moving distance to the next zoom position of the zoom lens 162a and the moving distance for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position for each distance divided by a predetermined number. Then, while moving the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position, the optical center position of the zoom lens 162a is moved for each distance divided by a predetermined number.
As a result, when the zoom operation is performed, every time the zoom lens 162a moves a distance divided smaller than the distance between the zoom positions, the correction amount corresponding to the distance is corrected in advance.
Accordingly, it is possible to predict and correct the shift amount of the optical center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a according to the zoom operation.

The correction amount setting unit 53 sets a movement time for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position according to the movement time of the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position.
Thereby, when the zoom operation is performed, every time the zoom lens 162a moves each zoom position, the optical center position is corrected in advance by the movement time of the optical center position set corresponding to the zoom position.
Therefore, it is possible to predict the movement time of the shift of the optical center position caused by the movement of the zoom lens 162a and correct it according to the zoom operation.

Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 sets the movement time of the zoom lens 162a to the next zoom position and the movement time for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position so as to coincide with each other.
Accordingly, it is possible to correct the shift amount of the optical center position appropriately in conjunction with the zoom operation.

Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 stores in the storage unit 20 in advance a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position.
This makes it possible to quickly correct the shift amount of the optical center position.

The correction amount setting unit 53 corrects the shift by moving the camera shake correction lens 163a in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
Accordingly, it is possible to correct the shift amount of the optical center position by using the moving function of the camera shake correction lens 163a.

Further, the correction amount setting unit 53 corrects the deviation by moving the image sensor 16b in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
As a result, the shift amount of the optical center position can be corrected using the moving function of the image sensor 16b.

In addition, the correction amount setting unit 53 performs shift correction by changing the center of the image cutout range in the image sensor 16b.
This makes it possible to correct the shift amount of the optical center position using the image processing function.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included in this invention.
In the first embodiment, each zoom stage is divided by the same division number M. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the number of divisions of the respective zoom stages may be different.

In the above-described embodiment, the shift amount of the center position is measured for each zoom stage. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, it is possible to measure the shift amount of the center position at each position finer than the zoom stage.
In the above-described embodiment, the amount of deviation of the center position is measured by the imaging apparatus 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the amount of deviation of the center position measured by another device may be stored in the imaging device 1.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, for each zoom stage of the zoom lens to be moved, the center position shift amount is read from the center position shift amount table of the center position shift amount storage unit 72, and the zoom stage is further divided. Although the correction amount for each category is set, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the correction amount for each segment of the position where the zoom stage is further divided may be stored in the storage unit 20 in advance.

  In the second embodiment described above, the estimated time required for the zoom lens 162a to move from the current zoom level to the next zoom level is calculated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the travel time may be stored in the storage unit 20 in advance.

In the above-described embodiment, the imaging apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied has been described using a digital camera as an example, but is not particularly limited thereto.
For example, the present invention can be applied to general electronic devices having a function of moving a lens. Specifically, for example, the present invention can be applied to a notebook personal computer, a printer, a television receiver, a video camera, a portable navigation device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable game machine, and the like.

The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software.
In other words, the functional configuration of FIG. 3 is merely an example, and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the imaging apparatus 1 has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processing as a whole, and what functional blocks are used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG.
In addition, one functional block may be constituted by hardware alone, software alone, or a combination thereof.

When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed on a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. The computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose personal computer.

  The recording medium including such a program is not only constituted by the removable medium 31 of FIG. 1 distributed separately from the apparatus main body in order to provide the program to the user, but also in a state of being incorporated in the apparatus main body in advance. It is comprised with the recording medium etc. which are provided in this. The removable medium 31 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk (including a floppy disk), an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like. The optical disc is composed of, for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc (Blu-ray Disc), and the like. The magneto-optical disk is configured by an MD (Mini-Disk) or the like. In addition, the recording medium provided to the user in a state of being preliminarily incorporated in the apparatus main body includes, for example, the ROM 12 in FIG. 1 in which a program is recorded, the hard disk included in the storage unit 20 in FIG.

  In the present specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the order, but is not necessarily performed in chronological order, either in parallel or individually. The process to be executed is also included.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is only an illustration and does not limit the technical scope of this invention. The present invention can take other various embodiments, and various modifications such as omission and replacement can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention described in this specification and the like, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

The invention described in the scope of claims at the beginning of the filing of the present application will be appended.
[Appendix 1]
Storage means for storing the shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens;
Position detecting means for detecting a zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means and the zoom position detected by the position detection means, according to the movement amount during movement of the zoom lens to the next zoom position, Setting means for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position;
Correction means for correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set by the setting means while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
An imaging apparatus comprising:
[Appendix 2]
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the shift amount stored in the storage unit is a shift amount in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
[Appendix 3]
The imaging apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the shift amount stored in the storage unit is a shift amount for each zoom stage.
[Appendix 4]
The setting means sets a movement ratio with respect to a movement distance for correcting a shift amount of the optical center position according to a movement ratio with respect to a movement distance to the next zoom position of the zoom lens. The imaging device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.
[Appendix 5]
The setting means sets the moving distance to the next zoom position of the zoom lens and the moving distance for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position for each distance divided by a predetermined number, The optical center position of the zoom lens is moved for each distance divided by the predetermined number while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position. The imaging device described.
[Appendix 6]
Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3, wherein the setting means sets a movement time for correcting a shift amount of the optical center position in accordance with a movement time of the zoom lens to the next zoom position. The imaging device as described in any one.
[Appendix 7]
The setting means sets the movement time of the zoom lens to the next zoom position and the movement time for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position so as to coincide with each other. The imaging device described.
[Appendix 8]
The setting means stores in advance a predicted value of a movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position in a storage unit in advance. Imaging device.
[Appendix 9]
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by moving a camera shake correction lens in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
[Appendix 10]
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by moving the image sensor in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
[Appendix 11]
The imaging apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by changing a center of an image cutout range in the image sensor.
[Appendix 12]
An imaging control method executed by an imaging device,
A position detection step for detecting the zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means for storing the shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens and the zoom position detected in the position detection step, the next zoom of the zoom lens is performed. A setting step for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position according to the movement amount during movement to the position;
A correction step of correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set in the setting step while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
An imaging control method comprising:
[Appendix 13]
In a computer that controls an imaging control device including a storage unit that stores a shift amount of an optical center position of a zoom lens
A position detection function for detecting the zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means and the zoom position detected by the position detection function, according to the movement amount during movement of the zoom lens to the next zoom position, A setting function for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position;
A correction function for correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set by the setting function while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
A program characterized by realizing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Imaging device, 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 14 ... Bus, 15 ... Input / output interface, 16 ... Imaging part, 16a ... Optical lens unit 161a ... objective lens 162a zoom lens 163a camera shake correction lens 164a focus lens 165a actuator 16b image sensor 17 .. Sensor unit, 18 ... Input unit, 19 ... Output unit, 20 ... Storage unit, 21 ... Communication unit, 22 ... Drive, 31 ... Removable media, 51 ... Center position deviation amount measurement unit, 52... Position detection unit, 53... Correction amount setting unit, 54... Correction control unit, 55. ... Recording amount of center position deviation Part

Claims (13)

Storage means for storing the shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens;
Position detecting means for detecting a zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means and the zoom position detected by the position detection means, according to the movement amount during movement of the zoom lens to the next zoom position, Setting means for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position;
Correction means for correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set by the setting means while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
An imaging apparatus comprising:   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shift amount stored in the storage unit is a shift amount in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shift amount stored in the storage unit is a shift amount for each zoom stage.   The setting means sets a movement ratio with respect to a movement distance for correcting a shift amount of the optical center position according to a movement ratio with respect to a movement distance to the next zoom position of the zoom lens. The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The setting means sets the moving distance to the next zoom position of the zoom lens and the moving distance for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position for each distance divided by a predetermined number, 5. The optical center position of the zoom lens is moved for each distance divided by the predetermined number while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position. 6. The imaging device described in 1.   4. The setting unit according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets a moving time for correcting a shift amount of the optical center position in accordance with a moving time of the zoom lens to the next zoom position. The imaging device according to any one of the above.   The setting means sets the movement time of the zoom lens to the next zoom position and the movement time for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position so as to coincide with each other. 6. The imaging device according to 6.   The said setting means memorize | stores the predicted value of the movement amount for correct | amending the deviation | shift amount of the said optical center position previously in a memory | storage part, The one of Claim 1 thru | or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Imaging device.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by moving a camera shake correction lens in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by moving the image sensor in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit performs shift correction by changing a center of a cutout range of an image in the image sensor. An imaging control method executed by an imaging device,
A position detection step for detecting the zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means for storing the shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens and the zoom position detected in the position detection step, the next zoom of the zoom lens is performed. A setting step for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position according to the movement amount during movement to the position;
A correction step of correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set in the setting step while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
An imaging control method comprising: In a computer that controls an imaging control device including a storage unit that stores a shift amount of the optical center position of the zoom lens,
A position detection function for detecting the zoom position of the zoom lens;
Based on the shift amount of the optical center position stored by the storage means and the zoom position detected by the position detection function, according to the movement amount during movement of the zoom lens to the next zoom position, A setting function for setting a predicted value of the movement amount for correcting the shift amount of the optical center position;
A correction function for correcting the shift of the optical center position by the amount of movement set by the setting function while moving the zoom lens to the next zoom position;
A program characterized by realizing.

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