Patent ID: 8988584
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging device configured to convert light from a subject into an electrical signal by photoelectric conversion and generate an image signal; a focus detection section configured to, in parallel with receipt of the light from the subject by the imaging device, receive a part of the light from the subject to perform phase difference detection using the light, and detect a defocus amount of the subject; a focus lens configured to adjust a focus position; a control section configured to move the focus lens based on the defocus amount detected by the focus detection section to bring the subject into focus; and a selecting unit for selecting a subject to be in focus from subjects included in an image signal, wherein the control section is configured to, when a predetermined condition for shifting focus is satisfied, move the focus lens from a state in which a first subject is in focus to bring a second subject, which is the subject selected by the selecting unit, into focus, and adjusts a focusing time from the satisfaction of the condition for shifting focus to the achievement of the focusing depending on the defocus amount detected by the focus detection section when the first subject is in focus before the movement of the focus lens.