Patent ID: 7307662
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus, comprising: a photographic system configured to photograph a subject image; an imaging element connected to the photographic system; a signal processing circuit configured to separate image data sent from the imaging element into a brightness signal and a color signal; an edge emphasizing section configured to perform edge emphasis of the brightness signal and the color signal which are separated; an AF evaluation-value obtaining section configured to obtain an AF evaluation value; and a focus adjustment device connected to the AF evaluation-value obtaining section, wherein the AF evaluation-value obtaining section is connected after the edge emphasizing section and is configured to obtain the AF evaluation value based on the brightness signal to which the edge emphasis is performed, and wherein the focus adjustment device is configured to control a focus of the photographic system based on the AF evaluation value obtained by the AF evaluation-value obtaining section.