Patent ID: 7855745

Claim:
An imaging device in which a regular image is taken upon an operation of a release button performed during a take of a through image, said regular image being stored in a storage medium, said imaging device comprising: a first focus adjuster for performing focus adjustment by driving a focus lens so as to maximize a focus evaluation value representing contrast of said through image; a mode selector for changing a focus adjustment mode between a continuous AF mode in which said focus adjustment is repeated during the take of said through image, and a single AF mode in which said focus adjustment is performed at a time when said release button has been operated during the take of said through image; a subject-brightness detector for detecting subject brightness; and a mode controller for changing said focus adjustment mode to said single AF mode when said subject brightness exceeds a predetermined threshold value, said mode controller changing said focus adjustment mode to said continuous AF mode when said subject brightness falls below said threshold value.