Title:
IMAGING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/123752
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An imaging device is provided with an optical system (1) which focuses light from an object at a prescribed position; an imaging device (2) for obtaining an image of the object; and a sampling control section (imaging device drive control section (13)), which operates in a plurality of sampling modes including at least first sampling mode for obtaining luminance information for obtaining focusing information of an optical system (1) on the object and second sampling mode for recording the image of the object, and controls the imaging device to operate in the first sampling mode before operating in the second sampling mode.
Inventors:
WATANABE NOBUYUKI (JP)
FURUKI SATOKO (JP)
FURUKI SATOKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/309963
Publication Date:
November 23, 2006
Filing Date:
May 18, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
WATANABE NOBUYUKI (JP)
FURUKI SATOKO (JP)
WATANABE NOBUYUKI (JP)
FURUKI SATOKO (JP)
International Classes:
G02B7/28; G02B7/36; G03B13/36; H04N5/225; H04N5/232; H04N9/07; H04N101/00
Foreign References:
| JPH11196332A | 1999-07-21 | |||
| JP2005107252A | 2005-04-21 | |||
| JP2004187085A | 2004-07-02 | |||
| JPH03136580A | 1991-06-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suzuye, Takehiko c/o SUZUYE & SUZUYE (1-12-9 Toranomo, Minato-ku Tokyo, JP)
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