Patent ID: 7664385

Claim:
An image capture device comprising: a focusing means for focusing on an image area; a focus driving means for driving said focusing means to a driving-target position; a shooting-operation input means for receiving a command for a shooting operation; an input-pattern detecting means for detecting an input-pattern of said shooting operation based on said received command; and an autofocus control means for controlling driving of said focus driving means, said autofocus control means determining whether to execute or omit a backlash compensation based upon said detected input pattern, said backlash compensation operative to control driving direction of said focus driving means, and position the focusing means at a peripheral range of the driving-target position before driving-disactivation of said focus driving means, wherein said shooting-operation input means has an initial position, a first position operated from said initial position by a first operation and a second position operated further from said first position by a second operation, said input-pattern includes a first pattern and a second pattern, said first pattern is defined as that elapsed time from said first operation up to said second operation being less than a predetermined time, and said second pattern is defined as that said elapsed time equal to or more than said predetermined time, and said autofocus control means omits said backlash compensation, when said input-pattern is said first pattern.