Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof

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PATENT NO 8947583
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13487793

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A controller configured to move a lens to reduce a defocus amount of a focus area selected from among a plurality of focus areas, wherein the controller repeats a detection of a defocus amount while moving the lens, and performs a selection of a focus area by using face position information, which is obtained and output by the first detection unit after detection of the defocus amount is repeated a plurality of times.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Nakagawara, Naoyuki Tokyo, JP 18 82

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