Patent ID: 8854533
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capture apparatus comprising: an image sensor including at least three focus detecting pixels wherein the at least three focusing detecting pixels respectively have light-receiving areas at different positions; an optical axis displacement unit which displaces an optical axis of an imaging optical system by driving, in a direction different from the optical axis, at least part of the imaging optical system for forming an object image on said image sensor; and a focus adjustment unit which performs focus adjustment by a phase-difference detection method using a pair of images detected in the at least three focus detecting pixels, wherein if said optical axis displacement unit moves the at least part of the imaging optical system in a direction different from the optical axis, said focus adjustment unit performs focus adjustment using detection results of a pair of focus detecting pixels, among the at least three focus detecting pixels, other than a focus detecting pixel in which a common part of an exit pupil area of the imaging optical system and the light-receiving area of the focus detecting pixel projected on an exit pupil of the imaging optical system is smallest.