Patent ID: 8730377

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an optical system including a focus lens operable to adjust a focus state of a subject image; an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image obtained through the optical system to generate image data; a controller operable to obtain a plurality of image data generated in the imaging unit while moving the focus lens along an optical axis from a focus position of the focus lens, which is determined by autofocus control which focuses on the subject image; a display unit operable to display an image based on the plurality of generated image data; a receiving unit operable to receive an instruction of a user for selecting one of the plurality of images displayed on the display unit; a storage unit operable to store an adjustment amount which is information on a displaced amount between a focus lens position at which the image data selected by the receiving unit is captured and the focus position of the focus lens determined by the autofocus control; and an autofocus control adjustment unit operable to adjust the focus lens position based on the stored adjustment amount from the focus position determined by the autofocus control.