JPS575019A - Focus controller - Google Patents

Focus controller

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Publication number
JPS575019A
JPS575019A JP7974280A JP7974280A JPS575019A JP S575019 A JPS575019 A JP S575019A JP 7974280 A JP7974280 A JP 7974280A JP 7974280 A JP7974280 A JP 7974280A JP S575019 A JPS575019 A JP S575019A
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Japan
Prior art keywords
video signal
signal
lens system
circuit
detected
Prior art date
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Granted
Application number
JP7974280A
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English (en)
Other versions
JPH0324648B2 (ja
Inventor
Kenji Kimura
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Olympus Corp
Original Assignee
Olympus Optical Co Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Olympus Optical Co Ltd filed Critical Olympus Optical Co Ltd
Priority to JP7974280A priority Critical patent/JPS575019A/ja
Priority to US06/262,918 priority patent/US4392726A/en
Publication of JPS575019A publication Critical patent/JPS575019A/ja
Publication of JPH0324648B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0324648B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/67—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
    • H04N23/673—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals based on contrast or high frequency components of image signals, e.g. hill climbing method

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Focusing (AREA)
JP7974280A 1980-06-13 1980-06-13 Focus controller Granted JPS575019A (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7974280A JPS575019A (en) 1980-06-13 1980-06-13 Focus controller
US06/262,918 US4392726A (en) 1980-06-13 1981-05-12 Automatic focus control system for video camera with improved position detecting apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP7974280A JPS575019A (en) 1980-06-13 1980-06-13 Focus controller

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS575019A true JPS575019A (en) 1982-01-11
JPH0324648B2 JPH0324648B2 (ja) 1991-04-03

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP7974280A Granted JPS575019A (en) 1980-06-13 1980-06-13 Focus controller

Country Status (2)

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US (1) US4392726A (ja)
JP (1) JPS575019A (ja)

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS58123277A (ja) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-22 Asahi Optical Co Ltd ビデオカメラの自動焦点整合装置
JPS60183876A (ja) * 1984-03-02 1985-09-19 Konishiroku Photo Ind Co Ltd ビデオカメラのオ−トフオ−カス装置

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JPS5882211A (ja) * 1981-11-12 1983-05-17 Asahi Optical Co Ltd 自動焦点整合装置
JPS5891410A (ja) * 1981-11-27 1983-05-31 Olympus Optical Co Ltd 撮像装置の合焦方法
US4544953A (en) * 1983-03-28 1985-10-01 Designs For Vision, Inc. Automatic facusing using slope and peak detection
JPS60120309A (ja) * 1983-12-02 1985-06-27 Canon Inc 自動焦点調節装置
US4616264A (en) * 1984-08-28 1986-10-07 Vicon Industries, Inc. Auto focus system
JPS61105978A (ja) * 1984-10-30 1986-05-24 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd オ−トフオ−カス回路
FR2580088B1 (ja) * 1985-04-05 1987-05-15 Trt Telecom Radio Electr
US5446494A (en) * 1986-03-04 1995-08-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Focus detecting system
US4762986A (en) * 1986-03-10 1988-08-09 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focussing system including in-focus position prediction means
JPH0771209B2 (ja) * 1986-06-13 1995-07-31 三洋電機株式会社 オ−トフォ−カス回路
JP2535845B2 (ja) * 1986-10-08 1996-09-18 キヤノン株式会社 自動合焦装置
US5003400A (en) * 1987-08-19 1991-03-26 Hitachi, Ltd. Focusing apparatus of video camera or the like
US4814889A (en) * 1987-10-07 1989-03-21 General Electric Company Automatic focussing system
US4794459A (en) * 1987-12-28 1988-12-27 Eastman Kodak Company Columnar focusing indicator for a manually focused video camera
US4775892A (en) * 1987-12-28 1988-10-04 Eastman Kodak Company Brightness-dependent focusing aid for a manually focused video camera
US4843413A (en) * 1988-03-28 1989-06-27 Eastman Kodak Company System which uses threshold counts to achieve automatic focus
US4977457A (en) * 1988-05-10 1990-12-11 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Autofocus device for determining an in-focus and real in-focus state
US4972268A (en) * 1989-06-21 1990-11-20 Burle Technologies, Inc. Dual focus range apparatus for TV camera
US4974091A (en) * 1989-06-21 1990-11-27 Burle Technologies, Inc. Focus locking apparatus for TV camera
JP2974339B2 (ja) * 1989-09-20 1999-11-10 キヤノン株式会社 自動焦点調節装置
JP2725937B2 (ja) * 1992-02-19 1998-03-11 三洋電機株式会社 オートフォーカス装置
JP3338322B2 (ja) 1997-02-25 2002-10-28 三洋電機株式会社 オートフォーカスカメラ
JP2002207832A (ja) * 2000-12-28 2002-07-26 Atsushi Takahashi インターネット技術指導教育配信システム、及び通信網を利用した指導システム

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JPS5928884B2 (ja) * 1972-12-27 1984-07-17 キヤノン株式会社 距離検出方式
US4053934A (en) * 1972-12-29 1977-10-11 Kornreich Philipp G Measuring the quality of images
US3967056A (en) * 1973-02-26 1976-06-29 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focusing apparatus
JPS5156627A (en) * 1974-11-13 1976-05-18 Canon Kk Butsutaizosenmeidokenshutsuhoshiki
US4005443A (en) * 1975-09-11 1977-01-25 Fritz Albrecht Scanning device and method for automatic focusing
JPS5486325A (en) * 1977-12-22 1979-07-09 Minolta Camera Co Ltd Cine camera of automatic focus control type
JPS54161325A (en) * 1978-06-10 1979-12-20 Ricoh Co Ltd Focus detector

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS58123277A (ja) * 1982-01-19 1983-07-22 Asahi Optical Co Ltd ビデオカメラの自動焦点整合装置
JPS60183876A (ja) * 1984-03-02 1985-09-19 Konishiroku Photo Ind Co Ltd ビデオカメラのオ−トフオ−カス装置

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Publication number Publication date
JPH0324648B2 (ja) 1991-04-03
US4392726A (en) 1983-07-12

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