Patent ID: 6727949
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus capable of setting a moving-image shooting mode and a still-image shooting mode, comprising:a) switching means for switching between the moving-image shooting mode and the still-image shooting mode; b) focusing means for automatically adjusting a focus state in the moving-image shooting mode and still-image shooting mode; and c) control means for restarting said focusing means to execute a focus adjusting operation in response to a switching operation between the moving-image shooting mode and the still-image shooting mode by said switching means, wherein said control means is arranged to vary a characteristic of said focusing means correspondingly with the moving-image shooting mode or the still-image shooting mode, and wherein the characteristic of said focusing means to be varied by said control means is a threshold value which is set to be used for restarting said focusing means.