Patent ID: 8284294
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A compound-eye image pickup apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image pickup devices each including a focusing lens; a moving device configured to move the focusing lens, the moving device being provided for each focusing lens; an automatic focusing device configured to cause the moving device to move the focusing lens within a predetermined range, to thereby acquire focusing positions of each of the plurality of image pickup devices; and a detecting device configured to detect whether or not the focusing position is acquired by the automatic focusing device, wherein when the detecting device detects that the focusing position of at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices is acquired and the focusing position of the remaining image pickup device is not acquired, the automatic focusing device moves the focusing lens of the image pickup device for which it is detected that the focusing position thereof is not acquired, within an additional range outside of the predetermined range, to thereby acquire the focusing position thereof.