Patent ID: 8588599
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to convert an image of an object; a detection unit configured to perform focus detection in a contrast system based on high frequency components in an image signal obtained from the imaging unit; a display unit configured to display the image in live view display; a setting member configured to set a contrast AF calibration mode; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a difference amount between a focus position selected by a photographer and an in-focus position by the focus detection unit as a contrast AF calibration amount when the focus position is selected in the contrast AF calibration mode; a storage unit configured to store the contrast AF calibration amount; and a control unit configured to perform in-focus control by adding the contrast AF calibration amount to the in-focus position at a time of shooting, wherein, in the contrast AF calibration mode, the display unit displays first image and second image, wherein the first image is the image related to the in-focus position by the focus detection unit, and the second image is the image related to the focus position surroundings the in-focus position by the focus detection unit.