摘要:
A follow focus for cameras, in particular film cameras, comprising a bevel gear having a first rotary axis (11) and a second rotary axis (13) arranged at an angle, in particular a right angle, to one another, a first transmission mechanism (26, 27) for transmitting the rotation of one of the axes (11) onto the other axis (13) by means of a positive locking connection acting in the direction of rotation of the axes, and a second transmission mechanism (28, 30) for transmitting the rotation of one of the axes (11) onto the other axis (13) by means of a frictional connection acting in the direction of rotation of the axes, wherein the rotation of the one axis (11) can be transmitted to the other axis (13) by means of the frictional connection of the second transmission mechanism (28, 30) until the frictional connection of the second transmission mechanism (28, 30) is overpowered and after the frictional connection has been overpowered it can be transmitted primarily by the positive locking connection of the first transmission mechanism (26, 27).
摘要:
An image pickup device disclosed by this application includes an image pickup element; a lens optical system including a focus lens; a driving section for driving one of the image pickup element and the focus lens so as to change a distance between the image pickup element and the focus lens; a displacement control section configured to output an instruction to the driving section to control displacement of the image pickup element or the focus lens which is driven, based on a prescribed displacement pattern; and a synchronization section configured to control the displacement control section based on timing for exposing the image pickup element. Where first and second focus positions of the focus lens or the image pickup element provide focusing at first and second subject distances respectively in an image pickup scene, the displacement pattern includes a first type of displacement pattern by which the focus lens or the image pickup element is displaced in a displacement range between the first focus position and the second focus position, and a second type of displacement pattern by which the focus lens or the image pickup element is displaced in another displacement range between the first focus position and the second focus position; the first type of displacement pattern and the second type of displacement pattern being alternately repeated.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographing apparatus that may accurately determine focus positions of two photographing sections in the same degree of time as in the past and a focus position determining method in the photographing apparatus. A search range setting section 121 calculates one boundary value Pn' of a second search area from an equation Pn'=Pn+N and calculates the other boundary value Pf of the second search area from an equation Pf=P1-F on the basis of a focus position P1 of a first focus lens FLA detected by an AF detecting section 120 and a boundary value N of a search area on a near side and a boundary value F of a search area on a far side stored in a flash ROM 102. A main CPU 100 receives a result of the calculation and causes the AF detecting section 120 to search for a focus position P2 while instructing a second F lens driving section 104B to move a second focus lens FLB in a second search area (Pn' to Pf') narrower than a first search area.
摘要:
An imaging apparatus includes: an image formation lens having focal lengths different in every region; a light receiving section having a plurality of light receiving elements; a plurality of optical elements respectively provided corresponding to a plurality of the light receiving elements to make corresponding light receiving elements receive an object light beam that passed through predetermined pupil regions in an exit pupil of the image formation lens; and an image generation section adapted to generate an image of an object from imaging signals of a plurality of the light receiving elements, wherein a plurality of first optical elements out of the plurality of the optical elements make an object light beam, which passes through a region having a first focal length of the image formation lens and a first pupil region in the exit pupil, incident into the corresponding light receiving elements, and a plurality of second optical elements out of the plurality of the optical elements make an object light beam, which passes through a region having a second focal length of the image formation lens and a second pupil region in the exit pupil, incident into the corresponding light receiving elements.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographing apparatus that may accurately determine focus positions of two photographing sections in the same degree of time as in the past and a focus position determining method in the photographing apparatus. A search range setting section 121 calculates one boundary value Pn' of a second search area from an equation Pn'=Pn+N and calculates the other boundary value Pf of the second search area from an equation Pf=P1-F on the basis of a focus position P1 of a first focus lens FLA detected by an AF detecting section 120 and a boundary value N of a search area on a near side and a boundary value F of a search area on a far side stored in a flash ROM 102. A main CPU 100 receives a result of the calculation and causes the AF detecting section 120 to search for a focus position P2 while instructing a second F lens driving section 104B to move a second focus lens FLB in a second search area (Pn' to Pf') narrower than a first search area.
摘要:
A liquid crystal lens driver is used to apply a predetermined voltage to a liquid crystal lens. An image signal is generated based on an optical image having passed through the liquid crystal lens operating in transient response because of the application of the predetermined voltage. The generated image signal is sampled at predetermined intervals to extract a plurality of autofocus signals. A comparison is made among the levels of the extracted autofocus signals to determine the maximum value of the autofocus signals. In this way, the liquid crystal lens and the transient response operation thereof are used to detect a focus point with sufficient rapidity.
摘要:
There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens (3) is covered by the dome cover (5) which is removable. A focus adjustment mechanism (9) moves an imaging device (7) in an optical axis direction and thereby performs focus adjustment. A setting button (13) being a focus setting operation unit is arranged in the inner side of the dome cover (5), and operated when the dome cover (5) is mounted. A controller (11) controls the focus adjustment mechanism (9). The controller (11) allows the focus adjustment mechanism (9) to start focus adjustment when a predetermined focus start wait time has elapsed after operation of the setting button (13). The focus start wait time is set according to a standard mounting operation time required to mount the dome cover (5).
摘要:
A focus state display apparatus for a camera, comprising focus area extraction means (21) for extracting the image signals of a predetermined area from photographed image signals, edge enhancement processing means (22) for enhancing the edge of the extracted image signals, time integration value calculation means (25) for calculating an integration value of the edge-enhanced image signals in a certain period of time, focus state determination means (26) for determining the focus state of the photographed image signals on the basis of the calculated integration value, and focus state display means (31) for displaying the determined focus state. A user is capable of readily determining the focus state of the camera and confirming and adjusting the focus thereof with accuracy even in a display apparatus of a camera-equipped portable terminal device (10), where the size and resolution thereof are limited.
摘要:
A focused state display device includes: a focus region extraction means for extracting an image signal of a predetermined region from a picked up image signal; edge emphasis processing means for emphasizing an edge of the image signal extracted; time accumulation value calculation means for calculating an accumulation value of the image signal whose edge is emphasized, for a predetermined time; focused state judgment means for judging whether the picked up image signal is in a focused state according to the accumulation value calculated; and focused state display means for displaying the focused state judged. Even when a display device has a limited size and resolution of the mobile terminal device having a built-in camera, a user can easily check and adjust the focus of the camera.