Patent ID: 7734166

Claim:
A photographing apparatus comprising: an in-focus state detector for detecting evaluation values for auto in-focus operation representing an in-focus state of a photographing image from a first in-focus state detection region disposed on a center portion of the photographing image, and at least one second in-focus state detection region disposed on a peripheral portion of the photographing image; a flat subject determiner that determines whether a subject to be photographed is a flat subject based on the detection result of the evaluation values for auto in-focus operation; a flat subject focusing position calculator that calculates a final focusing position based on the evaluation values for auto in-focus operation obtained from the first and second in-focus detection regions, when the subject is determined as a flat subject by the flat subject determiner; and a three-dimensional subject focusing position calculator that calculates a final focusing position based on the evaluation value for auto in-focus operation obtained from the first detection region, when it is determined that the subject is not a flat subject by the flat subject determiner.