Patent ID: 11924549
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
an imager configured to capture a subject image formed via an optical system including a focus lens, to generate image data; and
a controller configured to control a focusing operation for adjusting a position of the focus lens along an optical axis in the optical system according to an evaluation value for a focus state, wherein
in response to a user instruction to reduce or increase a distance to a subject to be focused, the controller is operable to:
shift a start position by a predetermined shift width from a present position of the focus lens to a direction according to the user instruction in directions along the optical axis, the shift width being a constant set prior to the user instruction, the start position being a position of the focus lens for starting the focusing operation, and
start the focusing operation from the start position after the shift.