Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method
- Patent Title (中): 图像捕获装置和图像捕获方法
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Application No.: US13190005Application Date: 2011-07-25
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Publication No.: US08648961B2Publication Date: 2014-02-11
- Inventor: Taijiro Morihisa , Tatsutoshi Kitajima
- Applicant: Taijiro Morihisa , Tatsutoshi Kitajima
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2010-165674 20100723
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232

Abstract:
An image capturing apparatus has a function of automatically focusing on an object to be photographed. The apparatus includes a first image-obtaining unit that includes a picture-taking lens which includes a focusing lens, and a first imaging sensor to obtain a first image of the object; a second image-obtaining unit that includes a range-finding lens and a second imaging sensor to obtain a second image of the object; a range finder that calculates a distance to the object by using the first image data and the second image data; and a focus control unit that moves the focusing lens according to the distance calculated by the range finder to attain focus on the object. The range finder includes an image-forming-position determining unit which determines a first image forming position and a second image forming position, based on which a distance calculating unit calculates a distance to the object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120019708A1 IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD Public/Granted day:2012-01-26
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