Automatic focus adjusting device

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PATENT NO 5212516
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07834971

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An automatic focus adjusting device comprises an image sensor arranged to convert into a video signal an object image formed on its image sensing plane by a photo-taking lens optical system and to produce the video signal; a circuit which detects a high-frequency component included in the video signal; a circuit which detects from the video signal the degree of sharpness of the image on the basis of the width of the edge part of the image; a driving circuit which changes the position of the optical system relative to the image sensing plane in the direction in which the detection output of the high-frequency component and that of the degree of sharpness increase; and a control circuit which controls the driving speed of the driving circuit according to the detection output of the degree of sharpness.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujiwara, Akihiro Kanagawa, JP 92 1332
Kaneda, Kitahiro Kanagawa, JP 73 1592
Suda, Hirofumi Kanagawa, JP 61 1483
Toyama, Masamichi Kanagawa, JP 55 1305
Yamada, Kunihiko Tokyo, JP 65 1105

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