Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

A control apparatus includes a focus detector configured to detect a defocus amount based on a phase difference between a pair of image signals generated based on light beams having passed through mutually different pupil areas in an imaging optical system, and a controller configured to control a focus lens in the imaging optical system. The controller is configured to perform an autofocus control based on the defocus amount detected by the focus detector, and a manual focus control based on an operation of a user via an operation member. The controller performs the autofocus control when a change amount relating to a speed of the focus lens in the manual focus control falls within a predetermined range.

A camera device in or on a vehicle includes a lens module, a driving module having at least one shape memory alloy wire, and a converting module. The camera device is connected to a control device and receives control signals from the control device. The control signal drives the lens module to move for purpose of automatic focusing by applying heat to energize or de-energize the length or shape of the shape memory alloy wire.

An apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move a focus detection position based on a user operation, within a predetermined range of an image, a display control unit configured to perform display control for displaying an enlarged portion of the image, and a control unit configured to perform control for displaying a display item that indicates the focus detection position and an indicator that indicates the predetermined range, together with the enlarged portion of the image, in a specific state including a state where the enlarged portion of the image is displayed.

The present disclosure includes an imaging control device, an imaging control method, and an imaging apparatus. The imaging control device includes a focus detection control circuitry configured to determine whether a setting area includes a portion of a dedicated phase difference detection sensor, the setting area being in a photographing range of an imaging unit. The focus detection control circuitry is further configured to set one or more ranging areas of an image plane phase difference detection sensor to one or more first ranging areas in response to determining that the setting area does not include the portion of the dedicated phase difference detection sensor.

An electronic apparatus performs control to divide a face region based on the size of a face detected by the detection unit into three regions, namely an upper left region, an upper right region, and a lower region, viewed in a direction opposing the face, and select a left side eye, viewed opposing the face, when a position inside the upper left region is designated by the designation unit, a right side eye, viewed opposing the face, when a position inside the upper right region is designated by the designation unit, and the face when a position inside the lower region is designated by the designation unit.

Embodiments provide a lens driving unit including a base, a housing supported so as to be movable relative to the base, a magnet located on the housing, a pattern coil part including a pattern coil that is located opposite the magnet, the pattern coil part being located on the base, and a sensor part mounted to the pattern coil part for sensing a position or movement of the housing, and the pattern coil part includes a first layer and a second layer stacked on the first layer, the sensor part being mounted underneath the first layer, and the pattern coil being formed on the second layer. Thereby, manufacturing costs may be reduced owing to a reduction in the number of elements, processes, and process management points.

An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup element, an optical filter, a filter driver configured to insert and to eject the optical filter into and from an optical path between the optical system and the image sensor, and a controller configured to search for an in-focus position based on the image pickup signal and to control a position of the focus lens based on a result of a search. The controller determines whether the focus lens is to move by a first amount after the optical filter moves from one of the position on the optical path and the position outside the optical path to the other, and before the search starts, based on a difference between an in-focus position when the optical filter is disposed on the optical path and an in-focus position when the optical filter is not disposed on the optical path.

An optical apparatus includes an image-forming optical system with a changeable focal length, an image pickup device configured to capture an image formed by the image-forming optical system and to output an image signal, and at least one processor or circuit programmed to function as a display control unit configured to control a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a notification control unit configured to control a notification unit provided separately from the display unit and configured to notify a user of information regarding the focal length of the image-forming optical system. The notification control unit causes a notification method of information regarding the focal length by the notification unit to be changed based on the focal length.