| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for automatic focusing which can obtain an image put in focus on a subject that a user intends even when subjects differing distances are present together by measuring the distances to the subjects in a subject image and taking pictures at each focusing position. SOLUTION: This camera is provided with a focusing position information measuring means which can measure movement positions on the image pickup plane of a lens group 12 or CCD 14 for focusing on subjects present in a photographic range more than once, and equipped with an AF motor 24 which moves the image pickup plane of the lens group or CCD 14 to the respective focusing position measured by the measuring means in order and a photographing means which takes a picture each time the image pickup plane of the lens group or CCD 14 moves to each focusing position, so even when subjects differing in distance are present together, an image put in focus on a subject that a user intends can be obtained. |
