公开(公告)号：US09736352B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14811108

申请日：2015-07-28

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kenichi Honjo ,  Junji Takahata

IPC: H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23248 ,  H04N5/23258 ,  H04N5/23264

Abstract: An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure includes a body, an imaging unit provided in the body, the imaging unit for capturing an image of an object and generating an image, a focus lens movable in an optical axis direction, the focus lens for adjusting a focus state of the image, an evaluation value detector for detecting a focus evaluation value of the image, a movement detector for detecting a moving direction and an amount of movement of the body in the optical axis direction, and a controller for controlling movement of the focus lens. The controller determines a direction to which the focus lens is to be moved, based on the moving direction of the body in the optical axis direction detected by the movement detector and the focus evaluation value detected by the evaluation value detector.