IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,368,799
Granted Patent B2
US 8,368,799 · App. 13/179,802 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Mount adapter and imaging device

Inventors: Nobuharu Murashima (Nara, JP); Tomohisa Nara (Tokyo, JP); Akio Kimba (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,368,799
App. No.
13/179,802
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mount adapter includes: a camera cone having a length of adjusting a flange focal length between an imaging device provided with an imaging element and an interchangeable lens; a focus detection unit carrying out focus detection from a phase difference; an optical device separating an incident light from the interchangeable lens into an incident light of the imaging element and an incident light of the focus detection unit; and a correction information storage unit storing correction information used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from a mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to the focus detection unit.

Claims (40)

1. A mount adapter comprising:

a camera cone having a length of adjusting a flange focal length between an imaging device provided with an imaging element and an interchangeable lens;

a focus detection unit carrying out focus detection from a phase difference;

an optical device separating an incident light from the interchangeable lens into an incident light of the imaging element and an incident light of the focus detection unit; and

a correction information storage unit storing correction information used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from a mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to the focus detection unit.

2. The mount adapter according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a correction information acquisition unit acquiring correction information, used for correction of an error of the flange focal length on an imaging device side and stored in the imaging device, from the imaging device; and

a correction amount calculation unit calculating a correction amount of lens driving for focus adjustment from the correction information stored in the correction information storage unit and the correction information acquired by the correction information acquisition unit.

3. The mount adapter according to claim 2 , further comprising a correction amount output unit outputting the correction amount to the imaging device.

4. The mount adapter according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a driving amount calculation unit calculating a driving amount of an actuator by correcting with the correction amount; and

a driving force transmission unit transmitting a driving force of the actuator to the interchangeable lens.

5. The mount adapter according to claim 2 , further comprising a power application detection unit detecting power application to the imaging device, wherein

the correction amount calculation unit calculates the correction amount based on the detection of the power application to the imaging device.

6. The mount adapter according to claim 2 , further comprising a connection detection unit detecting connection to the imaging device, wherein

the correction amount calculation unit calculates the correction amount based on the detection of the connection to the imaging device.

7. The mount adapter according to claim 2 , further comprising a temperature detection unit detecting a temperature, wherein

the correction information storage unit stores the correction information corresponding to the temperature.

8. The mount adapter according to claim 7 , further comprising a reception unit accepting a starting operation of the focus detection, wherein

the correction amount calculation unit calculates the correction amount based on the acceptance of the starting operation of the focus detection by the reception unit.

9. The mount adapter according to claim 7 , further comprising an operation detection unit detecting a starting operation of the focus detection in the imaging device, wherein

the correction amount calculation unit calculates the correction amount based on the detection of the starting operation of the focus detection in the operation detection unit.

10. The mount adapter according to claim 1 , wherein

the optical device is a semi-transmissive thin film mirror, and

the focus detection unit is disposed in a folded optical path of the thin film mirror in the camera cone.

11. The mount adapter according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit displaying a focus detection state by the focus detection unit.

12. An imaging device, comprising:

an information acquisition unit, adjusting a flange focal length between an imaging device and an interchangeable lens, and also acquiring, from a mount adapter having a focus detection unit carrying out focus detection by separating an incident light from the interchangeable lens, correction information that is used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from a mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to the focus detection unit stored in the mount adapter and focus information that is detected by the focus detection unit;

a correction information storage unit storing correction information used for correction of an error between the flange focal length and a distance from the mounting surface of the interchangeable lens to an imaging element; and

a driving amount calculation unit calculating a lens driving amount for focus adjustment from the correction information stored in the correction information storage unit and the correction information and the focus information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

13. The imaging device according to claim 12 , further comprising a power application detection unit detecting power application to the imaging device, wherein

the driving amount calculation unit calculates the lens driving amount based on the detection of the power application to the imaging device.

14. The imaging device according to claim 12 , further comprising a connection detection unit detecting connection to the mount adapter, wherein

the driving amount calculation unit calculates the lens driving amount based on the detection of the connection to the mount adapter.

15. The imaging device according to claim 12 , further comprising a temperature detection unit detecting a temperature, wherein

the correction information storage unit stores the correction information corresponding to the temperature.

16. The imaging device according to claim 15 , further comprising a reception unit accepting a starting operation of the focus detection, wherein

the driving amount calculation unit calculates the lens driving amount based on the acceptance of the starting operation of the focus detection by the reception unit.

17. The imaging device according to claim 15 , further comprising an operation detection unit detecting a starting operation of the focus detection in the mount adapter, wherein

the driving amount calculation unit calculates the lens driving amount based on the detection of the starting operation of the focus detection in the operation detection unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2011
From: MURASHIMA, NOBUHARU; NARA, TOMOHISA; KIMBA, AKIO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026572/0516 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-184620 · Aug 20, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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