Patent ID: 11930282
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 2:
3. A control device, comprising:
a calculation unit configured to calculate a focus position of each phase difference detection region of a plurality of phase difference detection regions of a subject image based on a result of capture of the subject image,
wherein the subject image is captured by an imaging element via a focus lens; and

a determination unit configured to:
determine whether a number of phase difference detection regions of the plurality of phase difference detection regions is greater than or equal to a specific threshold, wherein focus positions of the number of phase difference detection regions are apart from the focus position of a reference phase difference detection region of the plurality of phase difference detection regions by greater than or equal to a specific range; and
determine a position of the focus lens based on:
the determination that the number of the phase difference detection regions is greater than or equal to the specific threshold; and
the focus position on an infinity side or macro side.