Patent ID: 9300855
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging apparatus for capturing an image in such a manner that an in-focus position moves during an exposure time to achieve an extended depth of field, the imaging apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to accept input of a focal length; a moving range determination unit configured to determine a moving range of an in-focus position, based on the focal length, the moving range depending on the focal length; and an imaging unit configured to capture an image in such a manner that the in-focus position moves in the moving range during an exposure time, wherein the moving range determination unit is configured to determine the moving range an extent of which does not exceed an upper bound determined based on the focal length, wherein the upper bound includes a first upper bound corresponding to a position at which an image of an object having a predetermined size is captured to a predefined size, and wherein the upper bound includes a second upper bound for satisfying a predetermined image quality.