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Image capturing device and image capturing method

  • US 9,106,837 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2012
  • Issued: 08/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image capturing device comprising:

  • an image capturing unit that captures a subject image through a lens and converts the subject image into an electric signal;

    an image displaying unit that displays an image based on the electric signal from the image capturing unit;

    a designation accepting unitthat is provided on a display surface of the image displaying unit, andthat accepts designation of a plurality of positions on the image displayed on the image displaying unit;

    a range-finding unit that performs range finding of a distance to a subject by using a plurality of two-dimensional image sensors;

    an area setting unit that sets a range-finding area obtained from a range finding result that is output from the range-finding unit for a region that includes the plurality of positions designated through the designation accepting unit;

    a position determining unit that determines a plurality of in-focus positions of focus areas based on distances of the range-finding areas set by the area setting unit, at least one focus area of the focus areas corresponding to a combination of a plurality of areas having similar distances; and

    a continuous shooting unit that performs image capturing at the plurality of the in-focus positions determined by the position determining unit.

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