Patent ID: 6862409

Claim:
A camera comprising: an image-taking optical system which includes a focusing lens and a stop; a motor which drives the focusing lens; a controller which controls the motor such that the focusing lens is stopped at a target position by performing deceleration control in accordance with a predetermined deceleration control pattern; and a state detector which detects one of a focal length and a set value of the stop of the image-taking optical system, wherein the controller changes the deceleration control pattern in accordance with one of the focal length and the set value of the stop detected by the state detector; and the controller sets the deceleration control pattern in which, when the focal length of the image-taking optical system is on a wide-angle side closer to a wide-angle end than a predetermined focal length, the motor is decelerated for stopping at a deceleration rate larger than a deceleration rate when the focal length is on a telephoto side, after a remaining driving amount becomes less than a predetermined amount.