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Number: 348/351
Name: Television > Camera, system and detail > Optics > Focus control > Using image signal > With oscillation of lens or sensor to optimize error signal
Description: Subject matter wherein a periodic relative movement of the lens or the sensor is used to determine the proper focus condition.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7456897 Image-taking apparatus for setting maximum exposure time and control method therefor Nov. 25, 2008
7430010 Image sensing apparatus with focusing CCD movably inserted in a light splitting path of a half-mirror Sep. 30, 2008
7421195 Apparatus for acquiring focussing information and method of acquiring focusing information Sep. 2, 2008
7352403 Method for adjusting relative position of lens module by using uniform light source Apr. 1, 2008
7268817 Method of automatically focusing using a quadratic function in camera Sep. 11, 2007
7193651 Camera system, lens apparatus and camera Mar. 20, 2007
7187857 Lens control apparatus Mar. 6, 2007
7064789 Digital camera having a tilting/swinging mechanism Jun. 20, 2006
7057646 Focus adjusting system, image capture apparatus and control method thereof Jun. 6, 2006
7023483 Framing aid for a document capture device Apr. 4, 2006
7006139 Image pickup apparatus with focusing lens control device Feb. 28, 2006
6940542 Imaging apparatus, and method and device for shake correction in imaging apparatus Sep. 6, 2005
6937285 Image pickup apparatus and power supply control method therefor Aug. 30, 2005
6924842 Focusing state determining adapter for taking lens Aug. 2, 2005
6914635 Microminiature zoom system for digital camera Jul. 5, 2005
6897899 Electronic image pickup apparatus May. 24, 2005
6879343 Automatic focus adjusting device Apr. 12, 2005
6816199 Focus detecting device Nov. 9, 2004
6744468 Lens control device for moving range correction Jun. 1, 2004
6710806 Automatically focusing system and focusing method therefor Mar. 23, 2004
6700617 Image taking apparatus with operational image pick-up unit Mar. 2, 2004
6639694 Imaging apparatus with divers resolution Oct. 28, 2003
6614480 Apparatus and a method for automatically focusing on a subject Sep. 2, 2003
6590613 Automatic focus adjusting device using luminance and illuminance detection Jul. 8, 2003
6567126 Planar focus correction May. 20, 2003
6545715 Apparatus and method for controlling focus using adaptive filter Apr. 8, 2003
6525771 Lens control device Feb. 25, 2003
6421088 Digital camera with an adjusting device for adjusting its lens and irises Jul. 16, 2002
6362852 Focus control apparatus and method for use with a video camera or the like Mar. 26, 2002
6359652 Mounting structure for the photographic element of a camera Mar. 19, 2002
6320613 Image blur prevention apparatus including device for varying sampling period for sampling an operating signal for image blur prevention device Nov. 20, 2001
6275262 Focus control method and video camera apparatus Aug. 14, 2001
6163340 Automatic focus adjusting device Dec. 19, 2000
6141051 Still photographic camera and image generation process Oct. 31, 2000
6072529 Electronic camera for the realization of the imaging properties of a studio bellow camera Jun. 6, 2000
6034727 Focus control method and video camera apparatus Mar. 7, 2000
5995144 Automatic focusing device using phase difference detection Nov. 30, 1999
5978027 Image pickup apparatus having sharpness control Nov. 2, 1999
5929907 Automatic focusing apparatus using scanning line weighting of a video signal to determine an in-focus condition Jul. 27, 1999
5923371 Automatic focus adjusting apparatus Jul. 13, 1999
5920342 Image input apparatus for capturing images of multiple resolutions Jul. 6, 1999
5915047 Image pickup apparatus Jun. 22, 1999
5838374 Autofocus video camera that can compensate for variation in the amount of load on a mobile unit of a linear motor in a focus operation Nov. 17, 1998
5758206 Lens position control device for a zoom lens May. 26, 1998
5453784 Imaging apparatus and method for determining range and determining focus information Sep. 26, 1995
5444485 Camera with turret lens and solid state image sensor Aug. 22, 1995
5416519 Image pickup apparatus with zooming function May. 16, 1995
5402174 Camera apparatus having focus detecting sensitivity based on absolute focal length Mar. 28, 1995
5402175 Automatic focusing device wherein lens movement is controlled in accordance with lens hunting Mar. 28, 1995
5140357 Automatic focusing device wherein loop gain is set responsively to variation of magnification Aug. 18, 1992

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