Patent ID: 8446518

Claim:
A photographing apparatus comprising: a focus lens that moves in an optical axis direction and focuses a subject image on an imaging surface; a photoelectric conversion device comprising the imaging surface and that converts the subject image formed on the imaging surface into an electric signal; a focusing position detector for detecting a focusing position of the focus lens when at least one main subject image of the subject image is focused on the imaging surface; a focus control unit for controlling a first drive of the focus lens to focus the subject image on the imaging surface at a first time, wherein the focus control unit moves the focus lens in a wide sampling interval to determine the at least one main subject image; and a second drive of the focus lens that is different from the first drive to focus the subject image on the imaging surface at a second time after the first time, wherein the focus control unit moves the focus lens in a narrow sampling interval within a range corresponding to the main subject image determined in the first drive and detects the focusing position during the second drive of the focus lens; a light emitting unit for emitting a light on a subject; and a light emitting control unit for controlling the light emitting unit to have a greater light emission during the second drive than during the first drive.