Patent ID: 7864240
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus for imaging a subject, comprising: a shooting optical system for forming an image of a light beam from the subject; an imaging part for capturing images of the subject at predetermined intervals to output a moving image; a display part for displaying, on a display, the moving image output from the imaging part as a live picture; a focus adjusting part for changing a focus position of the shooting optical system in accordance with an operation performed by a user; a display control part for deciding an enlargement ratio of the live picture to be displayed on the display by the display part; and an in-focus evaluation value calculating part for calculating an in-focus evaluation value indicating an in-focus level of each frame of the moving image output from the imaging part, wherein the display control part decides the enlargement ratio of the live picture to be displayed on the display based on the in-focus evaluation value.