Patent ID: 8253848
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G03B,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging device to capture an input image; a focus processing unit to acquire an evaluation value based on contrast of the input image to detect a focus position; a blink detecting unit to detect presence or absence of a blink of an image subject included in the input image on the basis of image analysis of the input image; and a control unit to move a focus lens to a search evaluation value start position prior to acquisition of the evaluation value, wherein, upon determination by the blink detecting unit that the image subject is not currently blinking, the focus processing unit executes processing to acquire the evaluation value in accordance with the movement of the focus lens from the search evaluation start position to detect the focus position during a period that is set in accordance with a detection result of the blink detecting unit indicating that the image subject has not blinked after movement of the focus lens from the evaluation value start position.