Patent ID: 9244335
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device, comprising: an imaging element configured to output an image signal in accordance with a target image acquired via an imaging lens; an autofocus detector configured to decide a focus in accordance with image data obtained from the image signal; a lens mover configured to move the imaging lens based on the focus; a driving condition setter configured to set a driving condition of the imaging element; a point light source detector configured to determine whether or not a target in the image data is a point light source target based on a brightness component of the image data; a target detector configured to detect the target from the image data; and a filter selector configured to select a filter through which the image data is to be transmitted, wherein the driving condition setter is configured to set the driving condition of the imaging element based on a determination result by the point light source detector of whether or not the target in the image data is the point light source target based on the brightness component of the image data, the filter selector is configured to select the filter based on the driving condition of the imaging element and a detection result by the target detector, the autofocus detector is configured to decide the focus based on the image data which is transmitted through the selected filter, and in a case where the point light source detector determines that the target is the point light source target, the driving condition setter is configured to set the driving condition of the imaging element such that a number of pixels added in a horizontal direction of the imaging element is smaller than that in a case where the point light source detector determines that the target is not the point light source target.