Patent ID: 7995132
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image sensing apparatus comprising: a photographing unit which has an autofocus function and photographs an object image; an autoexposure unit which automatically sets a correct exposure value in the photographing unit; a manual exposure unit for manually setting an arbitrary exposure value instead of the correct exposure value automatically set by the autoexposure unit; a detection unit which detects whether or not a manual exposure mode for manually setting an arbitrary exposure value by the manual exposure unit is set; an instruction unit which instructs photographing by the photographing unit; and a focus control unit which, in a case in which the detection unit detects the manual exposure mode to be set when photographing is instructed by the instruction unit, controls the autofocus function of the photographing unit to be operated, and in a case in which the detection unit does not detect the manual exposure mode to be set, sets a focus position of the photographing unit to a fixed-focus position, and controls the autoexposure unit to automatically set an exposure value in which a predetermined depth of field can be obtained in the fixed-focus position.