Patent ID: 7812861

Claim:
An imaging device controller that controls an imaging device, said imaging device being mounted in an image capturing apparatus, said image capturing apparatus having plural functions, said plural functions comprising at least one of moving at least one of plural lenses along an optical axis of a photographic optical system to change a focal length of said photographic optical system, moving a focus lens to a predetermined starting position, and moving an anti-shake mechanism to a predetermined starting position, said imaging device controller comprising: a detector that detects if said at least one of said plural functions is being carried out; and a driver that orders said imaging device to capture an optical image of an object at a second frequency if said detector detects that said at least one of said plural functions is being carried out, and said driver ordering said imaging device to capture an optical image of an object at a first frequency if said detector detects that none of said plural functions are being carried out, said second frequency being lower than said first frequency.